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Pisgah — a mountain or ridge in Moab overlooking the Dead Sea, from which Moses viewed the Promised Land before his death.
Pisgah is a geographic name for a mountain or ridge in the territory of Moab, northeast of the Dead Sea, always appearing with the definite article (ha-Pisgah). It is best known as the summit from which Moses was commanded to view the land of Canaan before his death (Deut 3:27; 34:1). The name likely means 'the cleft' or 'the ridge,' describing a natural geological feature. Balaam also offered sacrifices there during his encounter with Balak (Num 23:14). Its lower slopes, called 'ashdoth ha-Pisgah' (the slopes of Pisgah), served as a geographic boundary marker (Deut 3:17; 4:49; Josh 12:3; 13:20).
Senses
1. sense 1 — A mountain ridge in Moab on the northeast shore of the Dead Sea, always used with the definite article. The 'top of Pisgah' (rosh ha-Pisgah) is a lookout point: Moses viewed the Promised Land from there before dying (Deut 3:27; 34:1), and Balak brought Balaam there to curse Israel (Num 23:14). The 'slopes of Pisgah' (ashdoth ha-Pisgah) appear as boundary markers in territorial descriptions (Deut 3:17; 4:49; Josh 12:3; 13:20). The name probably derives from a root meaning 'to cleave' or 'to split,' describing the terrain. English, Spanish, and French all transliterate as 'Pisgah/Pisga,' while the LXX renders it variously as Phasga and 'the hewn place' (to laxeuton), interpreting the etymology. 8×
AR["الفِسْجةِ", "الْفِسْجَةِ"]·ben["-পিসগার", "-পিস্গার", "পিসগার", "পিস্গার"]·DE["der-Pisga"]·EN["the-Pisgah"]·FR["le-Pisgah"]·heb["ה-פסגה"]·HI["-पिसगा-की", "पिसगा", "पिसगा की", "पिसगा-की", "पिसगाह", "पिसगाह-की"]·ID["Pisga"]·IT["il-Pisga", "il-Pisgah"]·jav["Pisga"]·KO["그-바스가", "그-비스가", "그-비스가의", "비스가의"]·PT["a-Pisgah", "o-Pisga", "o-Pisgah"]·RU["-Писги", "Писги"]·ES["Pisga", "Pisgá", "el-Pisga", "la-Pisga"]·SW["Pisga", "cha-Pisga", "ha-Pisga", "ya-Pisga"]·TR["Pisga'nın", "Pisganın"]·urd["-پسگہ", "پسجہ-کے", "پسگاہ-کی", "پسگہ"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† פִּסְגָּה n.pr.mont. Pisgah (prob. cleft, from a natural feature of mt.; Dr Dt 3:17);—always הַפּ׳: רֹאשׁ הַפּ׳ Nu 21:20; 23:14; Dt 3:27; 34:1; אַשְׁדֹּת הַפּ׳ 3:17; 4:19; Jos 12:3; 13:20; mt. in Moab, on NE. shore of Dead Sea, exact loc. unknown (cf. Fešḫa as a cliff on NW. shore, v. Di Nu 21:20); Φασγα Dt 3:17 +, τ. λαξευτήν 4:49, Λελαξευμένου Nu 21:20 +.