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Mitspeh <a href="../hebrew/4709.htm" title="4709">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Mitspeh: Mizpah, Watchtower</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">מִצְפֶה</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Proper Name Location<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Mitspeh<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>MITS-peh<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(mits-peh')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Mizpah, Watchtower<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Mitspeh<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Hebrew root צָפָה (tsaphah), meaning "to watch" or "to look out."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There is no direct Greek equivalent for Mizpah, as it is a proper noun specific to Hebrew geography and culture. However, the concept of a watchtower or lookout can be related to Greek terms like σκοπιά (skopia), meaning "watch" or "lookout."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>Mitspeh, or Mizpah, refers to a place of lookout or watchtower. It is used in the Bible to denote several locations, often associated with significant events or covenants. The term implies a place of vigilance or observation, reflecting its strategic importance in ancient times.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, Mizpah was a common name for elevated places used for gathering, worship, or as military outposts. These sites were often chosen for their strategic vantage points, allowing for surveillance of surrounding areas. Mizpah locations were significant in Israel's history, serving as places of assembly, judgment, and covenant-making.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/6822.htm">tsaphah</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>the name of several places in Isr.<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Mizpah (4), Mizpeh (3).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> II. <font class="hebrew2">מִצְמֶּה</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>proper name, of a location1.</b></font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">הַמּ</font> in Shephelah of Judah <a href="/interlinear/joshua/15-38.htm">Joshua 15:38</a>, <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Μας</font>(<font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">ς</font>)<font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">ηφα</font>. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> <font class="hebrew2">מִצְמֵּהמֿוֺאָב</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/22-3.htm">1 Samuel 22:3</a>, <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Μασσηφα</font>. </p><p style="sub1"><p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>3</b></font> <font class="hebrew2">מִצְמֵּה גִלְעָד</font> <a href="/interlinear/judges/11-29.htm">Judges 11:29</a> (twice in verse) (<font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">ἡ σκοπιά</font>) probably = <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">רָמַת הַמּ</font> <a href="/interlinear/joshua/13-26.htm">Joshua 13:26</a> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Μας</font>(<font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">ση</font>)<font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">φα</font> and perhaps <font class="hebrew2">מִצְמָּה</font> </p><p style="sub1"><p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> — <a href="/interlinear/joshua/11-8.htm">Joshua 11:8</a>; <a href="/interlinear/joshua/18-26.htm">Joshua 18:26</a> see <font class="hebrew2">מִצְמָּה</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>3,4.</b></font> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Mizpeh, watch tower <p>The same as <a href="/hebrew/4707.htm">mitspeh</a>; Mitspeh, the name of five places in Palestine -- Mizpeh, watch tower. Compare <a href="/hebrew/4709.htm">Mitspah</a>. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/4707.htm">mitspeh</a> <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/4709.htm">Mitspah</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>הַמִּצְפָּ֑תָה הַמִּצְפָּֽתָה׃ המצפתה המצפתה׃ וְהַמִּצְפֶּ֖ה וְהַמִּצְפֶּ֥ה וּמִמִּצְפֵּ֣ה והמצפה וממצפה מִצְפֵּ֣ה מִצְפֶּ֖ה מצפה ham·miṣ·pā·ṯāh hammiṣpāṯāh hammitzPatah miṣ·peh miṣ·pêh miṣpeh miṣpêh mitzPeh ū·mim·miṣ·pêh umimitzPeh ūmimmiṣpêh vehammitzPeh wə·ham·miṣ·peh wəhammiṣpeh<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/joshua/11-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Joshua 11:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/11.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְעַד־ בִּקְעַ֥ת <b> מִצְפֶּ֖ה </b> מִזְרָ֑חָה וַיַּכֻּ֕ם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/joshua/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and the valley <span class="itali">of Mizpeh</span> to the east;<br><a href="/kjvs/joshua/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and unto the valley <span class="itali">of Mizpeh</span> eastward;<br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/11-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> until and the valley <span class="itali">of Mizpeh</span> to the east struck<p><b><a href="/text/joshua/15-38.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Joshua 15:38</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/15.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> וְדִלְעָ֥ן <b> וְהַמִּצְפֶּ֖ה </b> וְיָקְתְאֵֽל׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/joshua/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and Dilean <span class="itali">and Mizpeh</span> and Joktheel,<br><a href="/kjvs/joshua/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And Dilean, <span class="itali">and Mizpeh,</span> and Joktheel,<br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/15-38.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and Dilean <span class="itali">and Mizpeh</span> and Joktheel<p><b><a href="/text/joshua/18-26.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Joshua 18:26</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/18.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> וְהַמִּצְפֶּ֥ה </b> וְהַכְּפִירָ֖ה וְהַמֹּצָֽה׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/joshua/18.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">and Mizpeh</span> and Chephirah and Mozah,<br><a href="/kjvs/joshua/18.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">And Mizpeh,</span> and Chephirah, and Mozah,<br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/18-26.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">and Mizpeh</span> and Chephirah and Mozah<p><b><a href="/text/judges/11-29.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Judges 11:29</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/judges/11.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַֽיַּעֲבֹר֙ אֶת־ <b> מִצְפֵּ֣ה </b> גִלְעָ֔ד וּמִמִּצְפֵּ֣ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/judges/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> then he passed through <span class="itali">Mizpah</span> of Gilead,<br><a href="/kjvs/judges/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and passed over <span class="itali">Mizpeh</span> of Gilead,<br><a href="/interlinear/judges/11-29.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and Manasseh through <span class="itali">Mizpah</span> of Gilead Mizpah<p><b><a href="/text/judges/11-29.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Judges 11:29</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/judges/11.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מִצְפֵּ֣ה גִלְעָ֔ד <b> וּמִמִּצְפֵּ֣ה </b> גִלְעָ֔ד עָבַ֖ר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/judges/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of Gilead, <span class="itali">and from Mizpah</span> of Gilead<br><a href="/kjvs/judges/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of Gilead, <span class="itali">and from Mizpeh</span> of Gilead<br><a href="/interlinear/judges/11-29.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Mizpah of Gilead <span class="itali">Mizpah</span> of Gilead passed<p><b><a href="/text/1_samuel/22-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Samuel 22:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/22.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">דָּוִ֛ד מִשָּׁ֖ם <b> מִצְפֵּ֣ה </b> מוֹאָ֑ב וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ׀</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_samuel/22.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> from there <span class="itali">to Mizpah</span> of Moab;<br><a href="/kjvs/1_samuel/22.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> went <span class="itali">thence to Mizpeh</span> of Moab:<br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/22-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and David there <span class="itali">to Mizpah</span> of Moab said<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/40-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 40:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/40.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בֶן־ אֲחִיקָ֖ם <b> הַמִּצְפָּ֑תָה </b> וַיֵּ֤שֶׁב אִתּוֹ֙</span><br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/40.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of Ahikam <span class="itali">to Mizpah;</span> and dwelt<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/40-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the son of Ahikam <span class="itali">to Mizpah</span> and stayed for<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/40-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 40:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/40.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֶל־ גְּדַלְיָ֖ה <b> הַמִּצְפָּ֑תָה </b> וְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אל בֶּן־</span><br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/40.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> to Gedaliah <span class="itali">to Mizpah,</span> even Ishmael<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/40-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to Gedaliah <span class="itali">to Mizpah</span> Ishmael the son<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/40-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 40:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/40.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֶל־ גְּדַלְיָ֖הוּ <b> הַמִּצְפָּ֑תָה </b> וַיַּאַסְפ֛וּ יַ֥יִן</span><br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/40.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> to Gedaliah, <span class="itali">unto Mizpah,</span> and gathered<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/40-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to Gedaliah <span class="itali">Mizpah</span> and gathered wine<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/40-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 40:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/40.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֶל־ גְּדַלְיָ֖הוּ <b> הַמִּצְפָּֽתָה׃ </b> </span><br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/40.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> came to Gedaliah <span class="itali">to Mizpah,</span><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/40-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to Gedaliah <span class="itali">to Mizpah</span><p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4708.htm">10 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4708.htm">Strong's Hebrew 4708<br>10 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/hammitzpatah_4708.htm">ham·miṣ·pā·ṯāh — 4 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/mitzpeh_4708.htm">miṣ·peh — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/umimitzpeh_4708.htm">ū·mim·miṣ·pêh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vehammitzpeh_4708.htm">wə·ham·miṣ·peh — 2 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 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