Mitspeh מִצְפֶּה
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| מִצְפֶּה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | mitspeh |
| Strong's number | H4707 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | lookout |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | 2 Chronicles (1) |
Mitspeh (Hebrew מִצְפֶּה, Strong's H4707) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “lookout”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
watchtower, lookout point
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | tower (1), watchtower (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | place overlooking (1), watchtower (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Mitspeh, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
2 Chronicles
- 2 Chronicles 20:24And when Judah came toward the watch tower in the wilderness, they looked unto the multitude, and, behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and none escaped.When the men of Judah came to a place overlooking the wilderness, they looked for the vast army, but there were only corpses lying on the ground; no one had escaped.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 21:8And he cried, A lion: My lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my ward whole nights:Then the lookout shouted: “Day after day, my lord, I stand on the watchtower; night after night I stay at my post.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).