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miṣpā מִצְפָּה ‘Mizpeh’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: feminine of miṣpeh מִצְפֶּה ‘Mizpeh’
Roots: מצפה מצפה

miṣpā pr n loc
Mizpah = "watchtower"
1) a place in Gilead north of Jabbok and location of Laban's cairn
2) a place in Gilead south of Jabbok; site unknown
3) a place near Mount Hermon
4) an old sacred place in Benjamin

Mentioned in Genesis 31:49 Joshua 11:3 Judges 11:34, 20:1, 21:8, 20:3, 21:1, 21:5, 10:17, 11:11 1 Samuel 7:12, 7:5, 7:7, 10:17, 7:16, 7:6, 7:11 1 Kings 15:22 2 Kings 25:23, 25:25 Jeremiah 40:15, 41:1, 41:6, 41:10, 41:16, 40:10, 41:14, 41:3 Hosea 5:1 Nehemiah 3:7, 3:15, 3:19 2 Chronicles 16:6

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