מִצְפָּה

n.pr.loc. (proposes outlook-point or -height; c. art. (except Ho 5:1));— in Gilead, expl. as name given to Laban’s cairn, N. of Jabbok Gn 31:49 (on text v. Ball Holz; 𝔊 ἡ ὅρασις). prob. S. of Jabbok, Ju 10:17 (ἡ σκοπιά), 11:11, 34 (Μασσηφα; so 𝔊L 10:17), Ho 5:1 (ἡ σκοπιά); appar. = ii. מִצְפֶּה 3, BuhlGeogr. 262 (-פֶּה, -פָּה, seem to interchange); site unknown; v. conj. in Buhll.c., cf. GASmGeogr. 586. near Hermon, אֶרֶץ הַמּ׳ Jos 11:3, Μασευμαν, Μασσηφα(θ), = בִּקְעַת־מִצְפֶּה v 8, Μασσωχ, Μασσηφα; v. BuhlGeogr. 240. old sacred place in Benj., Μασσηφα, etc.;—הַמּ׳ Ju 20:1 +, הַמִּצְפָּ֫תָה 1 S 7:5 +;—Ju 20:1, 3; 21:1, 5, 8; 1 S 7:5 + 7 times 1 S 7, 10; 1 K 15:22 = 2 Ch 16:6; 2 K 25:23, 25; Je 40:6 + 12 times 40, 41, Ne 3:7, 15, 19; = הַמִּצְפֶּה Jos 18:26;—mod. Nabî Samwîn, 5 miles NW. of Jerusalem, v. BuhlGeogr. 167 f..