מִצְפֶּה
miṣpeh
observatory
Strong's H4707NounHebrewTWOT 1950b

מִצְפֶּה (miṣpeh) is a Hebrew noun meaning observatory. It appears 2 times in 2 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H4707).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1950b)

Range of meaning (TWOT 1950b)watch-tower; outlook-point; observatory; watch tower
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

מִצְפֶּה noun, masculine

Strong's H4707 מִצְפֶּה: an observatory, especially for military purposes
KJV:watch tower.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 1950: צָפָה ṣāpâ — look out, about, spy, keep watch; watchman; watch, closely; lean, peer, observe, await; behold, espy, look up, wait for

See it in Scripture

2 Chronicles 20:24Isaiah 21:8

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