Strong's H4709 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: מִצְפָּה (Mitspâh)

Pronunciation: mits-paw'

POS: mits-paw' Morph: n-pr-f

Exegesis: feminine of ;

Definition: feminine of מִצְפֶּה; Mitspah, the name of two places in Palestine; Mitspah. (This seems rather to be only an orthographic variation of מִצְפֶּה when 'in pause'.)

KJV Usage: Mitspah. (This seems rather to be only an orthographic variation of when 'in pause'.)

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Mizpah = "watchtower"
• 2. 1) a place in Gilead north of Jabbok and location of Laban's cairn
• 3. 2) a place in Gilead south of Jabbok; site unknown
• 4. 3) a place near Mount Hermon
• 5. 4) an old sacred place in Benjamin

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