Joshua 18:26
And Mizpeh, and Chephirah, and Mozah,
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וְ
הַ
מִּצְפֶּ֥ה
וְ
Prefix — connector
and (sometimes: but, so, then)
הַ
Prefix — article
the
מִּצְפֶּ֥ה
Dictionary form:
מִצְפֶּה
· mits-PEH
Root word
a name — transliterate it ("And mizpeh")
Noun — Proper Name
In the KJV here: and mizpeh
to mizpah ×3
and mizpeh ×2
and from mizpeh ×1
mizpeh ×1
of mizpeh ×1
to mizpeh ×1
unto mizpah ×1
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Mizpah — Standard modern spelling; most widely recognized in translations.
Mizpeh — Alternate traditional spelling; some scholarly contexts prefer it.
Watchtower — Literal meaning; useful when emphasizing the site's etymology.
Lookout point — Plain English equivalent; clarifies geographic/military function.
II. מִצְפֶּה
2. מִצְפֵּהמֿוֺאָב 1Sam 22:3, Μασσηφα .
3. מִצְפֵּה גִלְעָד Judg 11:29 (twice in verse) (ἡ σκοπιά ) probably = ׳רָמַת הַמּ Josh 13:26 Μας (ση )φα and perhaps מִצְפָּה
3,4.
mizpeh, mizpah
miṣpe
watchtower
Mitspeh, the name of five places in Palestine
- a city in the district of the Shephelah or lowlands of Judah "a place in Moab on the east of the Jordan"a place in Gilead"a place near Mount Hermon"a place in Benjamin; also 'Mizpah'
וְ
הַ
כְּפִירָ֖ה
וְ
Prefix — connector
and (sometimes: but, so, then)
הַ
Prefix — article
the
כְּפִירָ֖ה
Dictionary form:
כְּפִירָה
· keh-pee-RAW
Root word
a name — transliterate it ("And chephirah")
Noun — Proper Name
In the KJV here: and chephirah
and chephirah ×2
chephirah ×2
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Chephirah — Standard anglicized proper noun; use in most contexts.
Kephirah — Closer transliteration; preferred in scholarly or critical editions.
Kefira — Modern Hebrew pronunciation; suits contemporary audience familiarity.
Kepira — Simplified spelling reducing diacritical complexity.
כְּפִירָה proper name, of a location
chephirah
kĕpîrâ
lioness
Kephirah, a place in Palestine
- a city of the Gibeonites subsequently assigned to the tribe of Benjamin
וְ
הַ
מֹּצָֽה
וְ
Prefix — connector
and (sometimes: but, so, then)
הַ
Prefix — article
the
מֹּצָֽה
Dictionary form:
מֹצָה
· moh-TSAW
Root word
a name — transliterate it ("And mozah")
Noun — Proper Name
In the KJV here: and mozah
and mozah ×1
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Mozah — Standard proper noun; use as a place name consistently.
Motzah — Closer transliteration; preferred in academic or critical editions.
Motza — Modern Israeli Hebrew form; suits contemporary geographic references.
מֹצָה proper name, of a location
[מָצוֺד], מְצוֺדָה, מְצוּדָה see
מִצְוָה see
[מְצוֺלָה], מְצוּלָה, מְצֻלָה see
מָצוק, מְצוּקָה see I.
מָצוּק see II.
I. מָצוֺר, מְצוּרָה see I.
II. מָצוֺר
[מַצּוּת] see
mozah
mōṣâ
fountain
Motsah, a place in Palestine
- one of the towns in Benjamin; site unknown
The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
וְהַמִּצְפֶּ֥ה וְהַכְּפִירָ֖ה
Tipeha — a lesser break
וְהַמֹּצָֽה
Silluq — end of the verse
וְהַמִּצְפֶּה וְהַכְּפִירָה וְהַמֹּצָֽה׃
26
And Mizpeh, and Chephirah, and Mozah,
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וַיִּסְעוּ בְנֵֽי-יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל-עָֽרֵיהֶם בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי וְעָֽרֵיהֶם גִּבְעוֹן וְהַכְּפִירָה וּבְאֵרוֹת וְקִרְיַת יְעָרִֽים׃
And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjath-jearim.
בְּנֵי קִרְיַת עָרִים כְּפִירָה וּבְאֵרוֹת שְׁבַע מֵאוֹת וְאַרְבָּעִים וּשְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃
The children of Kirjath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three.
וַיִּצָּֽעֲקוּ בְּנֵי עַמּוֹן וַֽיַּחֲנוּ בַּגִּלְעָד וַיֵּאָֽסְפוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַֽיַּחֲנוּ בַּמִּצְפָּֽה׃
Then the children of Ammon were gathered together, and encamped in Gilead. And the children of Israel assembled themselves together, and encamped in Mizpeh.