Hebrew · H4709

מִצְפָּה

Mitspah , the name of two places in Palestine

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מִצְפָּהH4709

Pronunciationmiṣĕpāh

What does מִצְפָּה (miṣĕpāh) mean in the Bible?

מִצְפָּה (miṣĕpāh): A place name meaning "watchpost" or "lookout," reflecting elevated terrain used for surveillance and gathering

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What does מִצְפָּה (miṣĕpāh) mean in the Bible?

מִצְפָּה (miṣĕpāh): A place name meaning "watchpost" or "lookout," reflecting elevated terrain used for surveillance and gathering

How does the BSB render H4709?

The BSB source-word alignment has 40 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include at Mizpah (20), Mizpah (6), of Mizpah (4), to Mizpah (4), and Mizpah (2).

Where does מִצְפָּה (miṣĕpāh) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 31:49. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (14), 1 Samuel (8), Judges (8), Nehemiah (3).

Source Word Evidence

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How English Renders It

at Mizpah20×Judges 10:17, Judges 11:11, Judges 20:1, Judges 21:1

Mizpah6×1 Samuel 7:11, 1 Samuel 7:12, 1 Kings 15:22, Jeremiah 41:6

of Mizpah4×Joshua 11:3, Nehemiah 3:15, Nehemiah 3:19, Jeremiah 41:10

to Mizpah4×Judges 11:34, Judges 20:3, 1 Samuel 7:5, 1 Samuel 7:16

and Mizpah2×2 Chronicles 16:6, Nehemiah 3:7

in Mizpah2×Jeremiah 40:10, Jeremiah 41:10

-1×Jeremiah 41:1

[It was] also [called] Mizpah1×Genesis 31:49

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First aligned rowGenesis 31:49

Aligned rows40

Books represented10

Genesis1Joshua1Judges81 Samuel81 Kings12 Kings22 Chronicles1Nehemiah3Jeremiah14Hosea1

Source forms

הַמִּצְפָּ֑תָה5xham·miṣ·pā·ṯāh1 Samuel 7:5, Jeremiah 40:6, Jeremiah 40:8, Jeremiah 40:12

בַּמִּצְפָּֽה׃4xbam·miṣ·pāhJudges 10:17, 1 Samuel 7:6, 2 Kings 25:25, Jeremiah 41:1

הַמִּצְפָּ֑ה4xham·miṣ·pāhJudges 20:3, Judges 21:8, 2 Kings 25:23, Jeremiah 41:14

הַמִּצְפָּֽה׃4xham·miṣ·pāhJoshua 11:3, Judges 20:1, 1 Samuel 10:17, 1 Kings 15:22

בַּמִּצְפָּ֔ה3xbam·miṣ·pāhJeremiah 40:10, Jeremiah 41:3, Jeremiah 41:10

הַמִּצְפָּ֔ה3xham·miṣ·pāh1 Samuel 7:11, Jeremiah 41:6, Jeremiah 41:16

וְהַמִּצְפָּ֑ה2xwə·ham·miṣ·pāh1 Samuel 7:16, Nehemiah 3:7

בַּמִּצְפָּ֖ה1xbam·miṣ·pāhJudges 21:1

Parsing patterns

Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular17xJoshua 11:3, Judges 11:34, Judges 20:1, Judges 20:3

Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular11xJudges 10:17, Judges 11:11, Judges 21:1, 1 Samuel 7:6

Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular8x1 Samuel 7:5, 1 Samuel 7:6, 1 Samuel 7:7, Jeremiah 40:6

Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular3xGenesis 31:49, 1 Samuel 7:16, Nehemiah 3:7

Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular1xHosea 5:1

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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מִצְפָּה

What does מִצְפָּה (miṣĕpāh) mean in the Bible?

What does מִצְפָּה (miṣĕpāh) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H4709?

Where does מִצְפָּה (miṣĕpāh) appear in Scripture?

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