מִצְפֶּה

Strong’s Definition

Mitspeh, the name of five places in Palestine

Etymology & Derivation

the same as H4707 (מִצְפֶּה);

KJV Usage

Mizpeh, watch tower. Compare H4709 (מִצְפָּה).

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.a city in the district of the shephelah or lowlands of judah
• 2.a place in moab on the east of the jordan
• 3.a place in gilead
• 4.a place near mount hermon
• 5.a place in benjamin; also 'mizpah'

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Mitspeh; Pronunciation: mits-peh'

See Also