Strong H4708H4708Hמִצְפֶּה
Mizpeh
One of the 5 senses of Strong H4708
- Transliteration
- mitspeh
- Pronunciation
- mits-peh'
- Morphology
- Proper Name of a Location with no gender
Definition
Kir, also known as Mizpeh, was a Moabite city that faced destruction by the Babylonians (Isaiah 15:1; Jeremiah 48:1, 23).
Meaning of the name
Mizpeh = "watchtower"
General definition
In the biblical story
Kir
A city or region in Mesopotamia, possibly Elam
Kir, a city or region in Mesopotamia, possibly Elam, was the place where the Arameans were exiled and from where they originally came (2 Kings 16:9; Amos 9:7).
In the Bible
Strong H4708H appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- thence1
First verses
- 1 Samuel 22:3And 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.