1. Mizpeh (place name) — A proper noun designating several places called Mizpeh/Mizpah ('watchtower'), from the root צפה 'to watch, look out.' Attested locations include: (1) ha-Mizpeh in the Shephelah of Judah (Jos 15:38); (2) Mizpeh-Moab, where David brought his parents for refuge (1 Sam 22:3); (3) Mizpeh in Benjamin, a significant assembly and worship site (Jos 11:8; 18:26; Jer 40:6, 8, 12, 13; Judg 11:29). All occurrences refer to the same lexeme as a geographic designation, differing only in syntactic form (with article, conjunction, or directional he). 10×
AR["إِلَى-الْمِصْفَاةِ","مِصفاةَ","مِصْفةَ","مِصْفَاةَ","وَ-المِصْفاةُ","وَ-المِصْفى","وَ-مِن-مِصفاةِ"]·ben["এবং-মিস্পা","এবং-মিস্পা-থেকে","মিসপেহ","মিস্পা-","মিৎপায়","মিৎসপে"]·DE["Mizpeh","Mizpeh-von","nach-Mizpa","und-der-Mizpeh","und-ha-Mitspeh","und-von-Mizpeh-von"]·EN["Mizpeh","Mizpeh-of","and-from-Mizpeh-of","and-ha-Mitspeh","and-the-Mizpeh","at-Mitspah"]·FR["Mitspa","Mizpeh","Mizpeh-de","et-de-Mizpeh-de","et-ha-Mitspeh","et-le-Mizpeh"]·heb["ה-מצפתה","ו-ה-מצפה","ו-מ-מצפה","מצפה"]·HI["और-मिसपे","और-मिस्पासे","और-मिस्पे","मितस्पेह","मिस्पा","मिस्पे"]·ID["Mizpa","dan-Mizpa","dan-dari-Mizpa","ke-Mizpa"]·IT["Mispa","Mitspa","Mitspa-di","Mizpeh-di","e-da-Mitspa-di","e-ha-Mitspeh","e-il-Mitspa"]·jav["Mispah","Mizpa","ing-Mizpa","lan-Mizpè","lan-saking-Mizpa"]·KO["그리고-미스바","그리고-미스베","그리고-에서-미스바","미스뮠","미스바","미스바로","미스베의"]·PT["Mitspeh","Mitspeh-de","e-HaMitspeh","e-de-Mitspeh-de","em-Mitspah"]·RU["Мицпу","Мицпы","в-Мицпу","и-Мицпа","и-от-Мицпы"]·ES["Mispá-de","Mizpa","Mizpa-de","a-ha-Mitspah","y-Mizpa","y-de-Mispá-de"]·SW["Mispa","Mispa-ya","Mispe","na-Mispe","na-kutoka-Mispa-ya"]·TR["Mitspa'ya","Mitspe","Mitspe'nin","Mitspe-yi","ve-Mitspe","ve-Mitspe-den"]·urd["اور-مصفاہ-سے","اور-مصفہ","مصفاہ","مصفاہ-سے","مصفاہ-میں","مصفاہ-کی"]
Senses
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† II. מִצְפֶּה n.pr.loc. 1. הַמּ׳ in Shephelah of Judah Jos 15:38, Μασ(σ)ηφα. 2. מִצְפֵּה־מוֹאָב 1 S 22:3, Μασσηφα. 3. מִצְפֵּה גִלְעָד Ju 11:29(×2) (ἡ σκοπιά) prob. = רָמַת הַמּ׳ Jos 13:26 Μασ(ση)φα and perhaps מִצְפָּה 2.—Jos 11:8; 18:26 v. מִצְפָּה" dir="rtl" >מִצְפָּה 3, 4.