Mitspeh — H4708

Definition

locative proper noun

Mitspeh, the name of five places in Palestine

1. Mizpeh = "watchtower"
2. a city in the district of the Shephelah or lowlands of Judah
3. a place in Moab on the east of the Jordan
4. a place in Gilead
5. a place near Mount Hermon
6. a place in Benjamin; also 'Mizpah'

Usually translated as

Mizpeh, watch tower

Origin

the same as H4707

• Same as Mitspeh (H4707)

Occurrences

Mitspeh occurs 11 times in 10 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Joshua (3), Judges (1), 1 Samuel (1), Jeremiah (5)

• 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 (מִצְפֶּ֖ה) eastward; and they smote them, until they left them none remaining.
• Joshua 15:38 — And Dilean, and Mizpeh (וְהַמִּצְפֶּ֖ה), and Joktheel,
• Joshua 18:26 — And Mizpeh (וְהַמִּצְפֶּ֥ה), and Chephirah, and Mozah,
• Judges 11:29 — Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead, and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh (מִצְפֵּ֣ה) of Gilead, and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over unto the children of Ammon.
• 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 (וּמִמִּצְפֵּ֣ה) of Gilead he passed over unto the children of Ammon.
• 1 Samuel 22:3 — And David went thence to Mizpeh (מִצְפֵּ֣ה) 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.
• Jeremiah 40:6 — Then went Jeremiah unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and dwelt with him among the people that were left in the land.
• Jeremiah 40:8 — Then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men.
• Jeremiah 40:12 — Even all the Jews returned out of all places whither they were driven, and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah, unto Mizpah, and gathered wine and summer fruits very much.
• Jeremiah 40:13 — Moreover Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were in the fields, came to Gedaliah to Mizpah,
• Jeremiah 41:1 — Now it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, and the princes of the king, even ten men with him, came unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and there they did eat bread together in Mizpah.