An indepth look at the meaning and etymology of the awesome name Mizpah. We'll discuss the original Hebrew, plus the words and names Mizpah is related to, plus the occurences of this name in the Bible.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia OnlineMizpah; Mizpehmiz'-pa, miz'-pe: This name is pointed both ways in the Hebrew, and is found usually with the article. The meaning seems to be "outlook" or "watchtower." It is natural, therefore, to look for the places so named in high ...
Jeremiah 40:8 Meaning and Commentary Jeremiah 40:8 Then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah Having heard that the Chaldean army was gone, and so were in no fear of that; and also that Gedaliah was made deputy governor, one of their own nation, a pious, prudent, good man, a man of ...
373) of a Druse village, built on a hill which rises 200 feet above the level of the plain, and commands a noble view of the great basin of the Hlleh; it bears the name of Mutulleh or Metelleh, an Arabic word of the same meaning as Mizpah, and employed to render it in Ge 31...