Mitspeh מִצְפֶּה

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Mitspeh (Hebrew מִצְפֶּה, Strong's H4708) is a place name in the Old Testament, glossed “Mizpah”. It occurs 6 times.

Definition

Mizpeh = "watchtower"
a place in Gilead
Another name of ra.mot gi.l.ad (רָמֹת "Ramoth" H7433)

§ Mizpeh = "watchtower"
a city in the district of the Shephelah or lowlands of Judah

Mizpeh = "watchtower"
a place in Moab on the east of the Jordan
Another name of qir (קִיר "Kir" H7024B)

Mizpeh = "watchtower"
a place in Benjamin; also 'Mizpah'
Another name of mits.pah (מִצְפָּה "Mizpah" H4709G)

Combined with mits.pah (מִצְפָּה "Mizpah" H4709I)
§ Mizpeh = "watchtower"
a place near Mount Hermon

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

KJV	mizpeh (9), mizpah (5)
BSB	mizpeh (4), mizpah (1)

Every verse with Mitspeh, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Joshua 11:8
And the Lord delivered them into the hand of Israel, who smote them, and chased them unto great Zidon, and unto Misrephoth–maim, and unto the valley of Mizpeh eastward; and they smote them, until they left them none remaining.and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Israel, who struck them down and pursued them all the way to Greater Sidon and Misrephoth-maim, and eastward as far as the Valley of Mizpeh. They struck them down, leaving no survivors.
Joshua 15:38
And Dilean, and Mizpeh, and Joktheel,Dilan, Mizpeh, Joktheel,
Joshua 18:26
And Mizpeh, and Chephirah, and Mozah,Mizpeh, Chephirah, Mozah,

Judges 11:29
Then the Spirit of the Lord came upon Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead, and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over unto the children of Ammon.Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah, and he passed through Gilead and Manasseh, then through Mizpah of Gilead. And from there he advanced against the Ammonites.

1 Samuel 22:3
And David went thence to Mizpeh of Moab: and he said unto the king of Moab, Let my father and my mother, I pray thee, come forth, and be with you, till I know what God will do for me.From there David went to Mizpeh of Moab, where he said to the king of Moab, “Please let my father and mother stay with you until I learn what God will do for me.”

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).