Strong H4869H4869Bמִשְׂגָּב

Misgab

Transliteration: miώgâb
Pronunciation: mis-gawb'
Morphology: Proper Name of a Location with no gender

Definition

Word sometimes translated as a name, only mentioned at Jer.48.1

Meaning of the name

Misgab = "height"

General definition

From H7682; properly a cliff (or other lofty or inaccessible place); abstractly altitude; figuratively a refuge;
misgab; a place in Moab: - {defence} high fort ({tower}) refuge. H4869; {Misgab} a place in Moab: - Misgab.

In the biblical story

Misgab

A Moabite stronghold

Misgab, meaning "fortress," was a stronghold in Moab that faced judgment according to Jeremiah's prophecy.

In the Bible

Strong H4869B appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

misgab1

First verses

Jeremiah 48:1
Against Moab thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Woe unto Nebo! for it is spoiled: Kiriathaim is confounded and taken: Misgab is confounded and dismayed.

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Jeremiah1