Word Study · Strong's H4709 · Hebrew
מִצְפָּה
Mitspah
mits-paw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Mitspâh
“Mitspah, the name of two places in Palestine”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Mitspah, the name of two places in Palestine
Rendered in the KJV as
Mitspah. (This seems rather to be only an orthographic variation of H4708 (מִצְפֶּה) when 'in pause'.)
- 40occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 10 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 22inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 40 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 22
- הַמִּצְפָּ֑תָה5
- בַּמִּצְפָּֽה׃4
- הַמִּצְפָּ֑ה4
- הַמִּצְפָּֽה׃4
- בַּמִּצְפָּ֔ה3
- הַמִּצְפָּ֔ה3
- וְהַמִּצְפָּ֑ה2
- בַּמִּצְפָּ֖ה1
- בַּמִּצְפָּ֜ה1
- בַּמִּצְפָּ֗ה1
- בַּמִּצְפָּֽה׃ פ1
- הַמִּצְפָּה֮1
and 10 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 7
- the Mizpah17
- at the Mizpah9
- the Mizpah towards8
- and the Mizpah3
- [was] in the Mizpah1
- in the Mizpah1
- to Mizpah1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 5
- the definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)17
- preposition with the article + proper noun (a name)11
- the definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name) + directional ending (“toward”)8
- conjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)3
- preposition + proper noun (a name)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HTd/Npl · 17
- HRd/Npl · 11
- HTd/Npl/Sd · 8
- HC/Td/Npl · 3
- HR/Npl · 1
All 40, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Jeremiah14 of 40 · 35%
- Judges8 of 40 · 20%
- 1 Samuel8 of 40 · 20%
- Nehemiah3 of 40 · 8%
- 2 Kings2 of 40 · 5%
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Judges8 occurrences
- Judges 10:17בַּמִּצְפָּֽה׃bamitzpahpreposition with the article + proper noun (a name)Then the Ammonites were called to arms and camped in Gilead, and the Israelites assembled and camped at Mizpah.here: at the Mizpah
- Judges 11:11בַּמִּצְפָּֽה׃ פbamitzpahpreposition with the article + proper noun (a name)So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him their leader and commander. And Jephthah repeated all his terms in the presence of the LORD at Mizpah.here: in the Mizpah
- Judges 11:34הַמִּצְפָּה֮hamitzpahthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)And when Jephthah returned home to Mizpah, there was his daughter coming out to meet him with tambourines and dancing! She was his only child; he had no son or daughter besides her.here: the Mizpah
- Judges 20:1הַמִּצְפָּֽה׃hamitzpahthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)Then all the Israelites from Dan to Beersheba and from the land of Gilead came out, and the congregation assembled as one man before the LORD at Mizpah.here: the Mizpah
- Judges 20:3הַמִּצְפָּ֑הhamitzpahthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)(Meanwhile the Benjamites heard that the Israelites had gone up to Mizpah.) And the Israelites asked, “Tell us, how did this wicked thing happen?”here: the Mizpah
- Judges 21:1בַּמִּצְפָּ֖הbamitzpahpreposition with the article + proper noun (a name)Now the men of Israel had sworn an oath at Mizpah, saying, “Not one of us will give his daughter in marriage to a Benjamite.”here: at the Mizpah
- Judges 21:5הַמִּצְפָּ֛הhamitzpahthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)The Israelites asked, “Who among all the tribes of Israel did not come to the assembly before the LORD?” For they had taken a solemn oath that anyone who failed to come up before the LORD at Mizpah would surely be put to death.here: the Mizpah
- Judges 21:8הַמִּצְפָּ֑הhamitzpahthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)So they asked, “Which one of the tribes of Israel failed to come up before the LORD at Mizpah?” And, in fact, no one from Jabesh-gilead had come to the camp for the assembly.here: the Mizpah
1 Samuel8 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 7:5הַמִּצְפָּ֑תָהhamitzpatahthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name) + directional ending (“toward”)Then Samuel said, “Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to the LORD on your behalf.”here: the Mizpah towards
- 1 Samuel 7:6הַ֠מִּצְפָּתָהhamitzpatahthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name) + directional ending (“toward”)When they had gathered at Mizpah, they drew water and poured it out before the LORD. On that day they fasted, and there they confessed, “We have sinned against the LORD.” And Samuel judged the Israelites at Mizpah.here: the Mizpah towards
- 1 Samuel 7:6בַּמִּצְפָּֽה׃bamitzpahpreposition with the article + proper noun (a name)When they had gathered at Mizpah, they drew water and poured it out before the LORD. On that day they fasted, and there they confessed, “We have sinned against the LORD.” And Samuel judged the Israelites at Mizpah.here: at the Mizpah
- 1 Samuel 7:7הַמִּצְפָּ֔תָהhamitzpatahthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name) + directional ending (“toward”)When the Philistines heard that the Israelites had gathered at Mizpah, their rulers marched up toward Israel. And when the Israelites learned of this, they feared the Philistineshere: the Mizpah towards
- 1 Samuel 7:11הַמִּצְפָּ֔הhamitzpahthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)Then the men of Israel charged out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistines, striking them down all the way to an area below Beth-car.here: the Mizpah
- 1 Samuel 7:12הַמִּצְפָּה֙hamitzpahthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)Afterward, Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the LORD has helped us.”here: the Mizpah
- 1 Samuel 7:16וְהַמִּצְפָּ֑הvehamitzpahconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)Every year he would go on a circuit from Bethel to Gilgal to Mizpah, judging Israel in all these places.here: and the Mizpah
- 1 Samuel 10:17הַמִּצְפָּֽה׃hamitzpahthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)After this, Samuel summoned the people to the LORD at Mizpahhere: the Mizpah
2 Kings2 occurrences
- 2 Kings 25:23הַמִּצְפָּ֑הhamitzpahthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)When all the commanders of the armies and their men heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah as governor, they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah—Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan son of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah son of the Maacathite, as well as their men.here: the Mizpah
- 2 Kings 25:25בַּמִּצְפָּֽה׃bamitzpahpreposition with the article + proper noun (a name)In the seventh month, however, Ishmael son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, who was a member of the royal family, came with ten men and struck down and killed Gedaliah, along with the Judeans and Chaldeans who were with him at Mizpah.here: at the Mizpah
Nehemiah3 occurrences
- Nehemiah 3:7וְהַמִּצְפָּ֑הvehamitzpahconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)Next to them, repairs were made by Melatiah the Gibeonite, Jadon the Meronothite, and the men of Gibeon and Mizpah, who were under the authority of the governor of the region west of the Euphrates.here: and the Mizpah
- Nehemiah 3:15הַמִּצְפָּה֒hamitzpahthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)The Fountain Gate was repaired by Shallun son of Col-hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah. He rebuilt it, roofed it, and installed its doors, bolts, and bars. He also repaired the wall of the Pool of Shelah near the king’s garden, as far as the stairs that descend from the City of David.here: the Mizpah
- Nehemiah 3:19הַמִּצְפָּ֖הhamitzpahthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)And next to him, Ezer son of Jeshua, ruler of Mizpah, repaired another section opposite the Ascent to the Armory, near the angle in the wall.here: the Mizpah
Jeremiah14 occurrences
- Jeremiah 40:6הַמִּצְפָּ֑תָהhamitzpatahthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name) + directional ending (“toward”)So Jeremiah went to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah and stayed with him among the people who were left in the land.here: the Mizpah towards
- Jeremiah 40:8הַמִּצְפָּ֑תָהhamitzpatahthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name) + directional ending (“toward”)they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah—Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth, the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah son of the Maacathite—they and their men.here: the Mizpah towards
- Jeremiah 40:10בַּמִּצְפָּ֔הbamitzpahpreposition with the article + proper noun (a name)As for me, I will stay in Mizpah to represent you before the Chaldeans who come to us. As for you, gather wine grapes, summer fruit, and oil, place them in your storage jars, and live in the cities you have taken.”here: at the Mizpah
- Jeremiah 40:12הַמִּצְפָּ֑תָהhamitzpatahthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name) + directional ending (“toward”)they all returned from all the places to which they had been banished and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah at Mizpah. And they gathered an abundance of wine grapes and summer fruit.here: the Mizpah towards
- Jeremiah 40:13הַמִּצְפָּֽתָה׃hamitzpatahthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name) + directional ending (“toward”)Meanwhile, Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies in the field came to Gedaliah at Mizpahhere: the Mizpah towards
- Jeremiah 40:15בַּמִּצְפָּ֜הbamitzpahpreposition with the article + proper noun (a name)Then Johanan son of Kareah spoke privately to Gedaliah at Mizpah. “Let me go and kill Ishmael son of Nethaniah,” he said. “No one will know it. Why should he take your life and scatter all the people of Judah who have gathered to you, so that the remnant of Judah would perish?”here: at the Mizpah
- Jeremiah 41:1הַמִּצְפָּ֑תָהhamitzpatahthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name) + directional ending (“toward”)In the seventh month, Ishmael son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, who was a member of the royal family and one of the king’s chief officers, came with ten men to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah, and they ate a meal together there.here: the Mizpah towards
- Jeremiah 41:1בַּמִּצְפָּֽה׃bamitzpahpreposition with the article + proper noun (a name)In the seventh month, Ishmael son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, who was a member of the royal family and one of the king’s chief officers, came with ten men to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah, and they ate a meal together there.here: at the Mizpah
- Jeremiah 41:3בַּמִּצְפָּ֔הbamitzpahpreposition with the article + proper noun (a name)Ishmael also killed all the Jews who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah, as well as the Chaldean soldiers who were there.here: at the Mizpah
- Jeremiah 41:6הַמִּצְפָּ֔הhamitzpahthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)And Ishmael son of Nethaniah went out from Mizpah to meet them, weeping as he went. When Ishmael encountered the men, he said, “Come to Gedaliah son of Ahikam.”here: the Mizpah
- Jeremiah 41:10בַּמִּצְפָּ֗הbamitzpahpreposition with the article + proper noun (a name)Then Ishmael took captive all the remnant of the people of Mizpah—the daughters of the king along with all the others who remained in Mizpah—over whom Nebuzaradan captain of the guard had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam. Ishmael son of Nethaniah took them captive and set off to cross over to the Ammonites.here: [was] in the Mizpah
- Jeremiah 41:10בַּמִּצְפָּ֔הbamitzpahpreposition with the article + proper noun (a name)Then Ishmael took captive all the remnant of the people of Mizpah—the daughters of the king along with all the others who remained in Mizpah—over whom Nebuzaradan captain of the guard had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam. Ishmael son of Nethaniah took them captive and set off to cross over to the Ammonites.here: at the Mizpah
- Jeremiah 41:14הַמִּצְפָּ֑הhamitzpahthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)and all the people whom Ishmael had taken captive at Mizpah turned and went over to Johanan son of Kareah.here: the Mizpah
- Jeremiah 41:16הַמִּצְפָּ֔הhamitzpahthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)Then Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies with him took the whole remnant of the people from Mizpah whom he had recovered from Ishmael son of Nethaniah after Ishmael had killed Gedaliah son of Ahikam: the soldiers, women, children, and court officials he had brought back from Gibeon.here: the Mizpah