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Strong's H4709 מִצְפָּה (mitspah)

Mitspah - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G4709 — spoudaios (“diligently”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H4709
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 33
Books 10

Strong's H4709 Quick Answer

Strong's H4709 מִצפָּה (Mitspah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Mitspah (mits-paw') n/p. 1. Mitspah, the name of two places in Israel [feminine of H4708] It has 33 linked Bible usages across 10 books. Visible English usage signals include israel, mizpah, only, name, and places. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Mitspah (mits-paw') n/p. 1. Mitspah, the name of two places in Israel [feminine of H4708]
Usage
33 linked usages
Books
10 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
israel, mizpah, only, name, and places

Meaning and Definition

Mitspah (mits-paw') n/p. 1. Mitspah, the name of two places in Israel [feminine of H4708] KJV: Mitspah. (This seems rather to be only an orthographic variation of H4708 when "in pause".) Root(s): H4708, H4708

Original Word
מִצפָּה
Transliteration
Mitspah
Derivation
First root strongs: 4708 Second root strongs: 4708
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4709. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H4709 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Mitspah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Israel Judges 10:17 11× Mizpah Genesis 31:49 name 1 Samuel 7:12 only Judges 11:34 places 1 Samuel 7:16

How Strong's H4709 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 33 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H4709 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H4709 in the Old Testament

33 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 31:49 KJV

And Mizpah; for he said, The LORD watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another.

Joshua 11:3 KJV

And to the Canaanite on the east and on the west, and to the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite in the mountains, and to the Hivite under Hermon in the land of Mizpeh.

Judges 10:17 KJV

Then the children of Ammon were gathered together, and encamped in Gilead. And the children of Israel assembled themselves together, and encamped in Mizpeh.

Usage Excerpts

First 33 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4709.

Genesis 31:49 Old Testament, KJV
And Mizpah; for he said, The LORD watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another.
Joshua 11:3 Old Testament, KJV
And to the Canaanite on the east and on the west, and to the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite in the mountains, and to the Hivite under Hermon in the land of Mizpeh.
Judges 10:17 Old Testament, KJV
Then the children of Ammon were gathered together, and encamped in Gilead. And the children of Israel assembled themselves together, and encamped in Mizpeh.
Judges 11:11 Old Testament, KJV
Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and captain over them: and Jephthah uttered all his words before the LORD in Mizpeh.
Judges 11:34 Old Testament, KJV
And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter.
Judges 20:1 Old Testament, KJV
Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was gathered together as one man, from Dan even to Beersheba, with the land of Gilead, unto the LORD in Mizpeh.
Judges 20:3 Old Testament, KJV
(Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel were gone up to Mizpeh.) Then said the children of Israel, Tell us, how was this wickedness?
Judges 21:1 Old Testament, KJV
Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpeh, saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to wife.
Judges 21:5 Old Testament, KJV
And the children of Israel said, Who is there among all the tribes of Israel that came not up with the congregation unto the LORD? For they had made a great oath concerning him that came not up to the LORD to Mizpeh, saying, He shall surely be put to death.
Judges 21:8 Old Testament, KJV
And they said, What one is there of the tribes of Israel that came not up to Mizpeh to the LORD? And, behold, there came none to the camp from Jabeshgilead to the assembly.
1 Samuel 7:5 Old Testament, KJV
And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you unto the LORD.
1 Samuel 7:6 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 7:11 Old Testament, KJV
And the men of Israel went out of Mizpeh, and pursued the Philistines, and smote them, until they came under Bethcar.
1 Samuel 7:12 Old Testament, KJV
Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, Hitherto hath the LORD helped us.
1 Samuel 7:16 Old Testament, KJV
And he went from year to year in circuit to Bethel, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged Israel in all those places.
1 Samuel 10:17 Old Testament, KJV
And Samuel called the people together unto the LORD to Mizpeh;
1 Kings 15:22 Old Testament, KJV
Then king Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah; none was exempted: and they took away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and king Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah.
2 Kings 25:23 Old Testament, KJV
And when all the captains of the armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, there came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Careah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men.
2 Kings 25:25 Old Testament, KJV
But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedaliah, that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldees that were with him at Mizpah.
2 Chronicles 16:6 Old Testament, KJV
Then Asa the king took all Judah; and they carried away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha was building; and he built therewith Geba and Mizpah.
Nehemiah 3:7 Old Testament, KJV
And next unto them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon, and of Mizpah, unto the throne of the governor on this side the river.
Nehemiah 3:15 Old Testament, KJV
But the gate of the fountain repaired Shallun the son of Colhozeh, the ruler of part of Mizpah; he built it, and covered it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and the wall of the pool of Siloah by the king's garden, and unto the stairs that go down from the city of David.
Nehemiah 3:19 Old Testament, KJV
And next to him repaired Ezer the son of Jeshua, the ruler of Mizpah, another piece over against the going up to the armoury at the turning of the wall.
Jeremiah 40:10 Old Testament, KJV
As for me, behold, I will dwell at Mizpah, to serve the Chaldeans, which will come unto us: but ye, gather ye wine, and summer fruits, and oil, and put them in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that ye have taken.
Jeremiah 40:15 Old Testament, KJV
Then Johanan the son of Kareah spake to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly saying, Let me go, I pray thee, and I will slay Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no man shall know it: wherefore should he slay thee, that all the Jews which are gathered unto thee should be scattered, and the remnant in Judah perish?
Jeremiah 41:1 Old Testament, KJV
Now it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, and the princes of the king, even ten men with him, came unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and there they did eat bread together in Mizpah.
Jeremiah 41:3 Old Testament, KJV
Ishmael also slew all the Jews that were with him, even with Gedaliah, at Mizpah, and the Chaldeans that were found there, and the men of war.
Jeremiah 41:6 Old Testament, KJV
And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah went forth from Mizpah to meet them, weeping all along as he went: and it came to pass, as he met them, he said unto them, Come to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam.
Jeremiah 41:10 Old Testament, KJV
Then Ishmael carried away captive all the residue of the people that were in Mizpah, even the king's daughters, and all the people that remained in Mizpah, whom Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had committed to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam: and Ishmael the son of Nethaniah carried them away captive, and departed to go over to the Ammonites.
Jeremiah 41:14 Old Testament, KJV
So all the people that Ishmael had carried away captive from Mizpah cast about and returned, and went unto Johanan the son of Kareah.
Jeremiah 41:16 Old Testament, KJV
Then took Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, all the remnant of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after that he had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, even mighty men of war, and the women, and the children, and the eunuchs, whom he had brought again from Gibeon:
Hosea 5:1 Old Testament, KJV
Hear ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye ear, O house of the king; for judgment is toward you, because ye have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4709, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Joshua 1 usage, Old Testament
Judges 8 usages, Old Testament
1 Samuel 7 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Kings 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Nehemiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 8 usages, Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H4709 FAQ

What does mitspah (מִצְפָּה) mean?

Mitspah (Strong's H4709) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Mitspah". Mitspah (mits-paw') n/p. 1. Mitspah, the name of two places in Israel [feminine of H4708]

How many times is mitspah (מִצְפָּה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 33 linked usages for Strong's H4709 across 10 books.

Where can I study mitspah (מִצְפָּה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4709 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate mitspah (מִצְפָּה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as israel, mizpah, only, name, and places. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.