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מִצְפֶּה H4708
H4708 is the Hebrew word מִצְפֶּה, transliterated Mitspeh and said mits-peh'. The King James Version most often renders it mizpeh.
What it means
Mitspeh, the name of five places in Palestine.
Where it comes from
the same as H4707 (מִצְפֶּה).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 13 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Mizpeh, watch tower. Compare H4709 (מִצְפָּה).
Verses using מִצְפֶּה
All 12 verses, quoted in full.
Joshua 11:8 · KJV
And the LORD delivered them into the hand of Israel, who smote them, and chased them unto great Zidon, and unto Misrephothmaim, and unto the valley of Mizpeh eastward; and they smote them, until they left them none remaining.
Joshua 15:38 · KJV
And Dilean, and Mizpeh, and Joktheel,
Joshua 18:26 · KJV
And Mizpeh, and Chephirah, and Mozah,
Judges 11:29 · KJV
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.
1 Samuel 7:5 · KJV
And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you unto the LORD.
1 Samuel 7:6 · KJV
And they gathered together to Mizpeh, and drew water, and poured it out before the LORD, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have sinned against the LORD. And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpeh.
1 Samuel 7:7 · KJV
And when the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were gathered together to Mizpeh, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when the children of Israel heard it, they were afraid of the Philistines.
1 Samuel 22:3 · KJV
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.
2 Chronicles 20:24 · KJV
And 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.
Jeremiah 40:6 · KJV
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 · KJV
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 · KJV
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.
Common questions
What does Strong's H4708 mean?
H4708 is the Hebrew word מִצְפֶּה (Mitspeh), meaning Mitspeh, the name of five places in Palestine.
How is H4708 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it mizpeh (8 times), mizpah (3 times), thence to mizpeh (1 time), toward the watch tower (1 time).
How many times does H4708 appear in the Bible?
מִצְפֶּה (Mitspeh) is tagged in 12 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H4708 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: the same as H4707 (מִצְפֶּה).
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