H4869 - מִשְׂגָּב (misgâb)

H4869 מִשְׂגָּב (misgâb) mis-gawb'

Hebrew

Biblical Persons & Places

Misgab Word sometimes translated as a place name

A location in Moab only mentioned at Jer.48.1 also known as>; only referred to as Misgab (מִשְׂגָּב).

Strong's Definition

defence, high fort (tower), refuge, Misgab, a place in Moab

Derivation: from H7682 (שָׂגַב); properly, a cliff (or other lofty or inaccessible place); abstractly, altitude; figuratively, a refuge

KJV Usage: Misgab.

TWOT Reference: 2234a

Outline of Biblical Usage

n m

1) high place, refuge, secure height, retreat

1a) stronghold

1b) refuge (of God)

Misgab = "height"

n pr loc

2) a place in Moab

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G998 G2478

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

מִשְׂגָּב miśgâb BDB Definition: Misgab = height 1) high place, refuge, secure height, retreat (noun masculine) 1a) stronghold 1b) refuge (of God) 2) a place in Moab (noun proper locative) Part of Speech: see above in Definition A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H7682 Same Word by TWOT Number: 2234a Total KJV Occurrences: 21

Bible Occurrences (16)

22:3

9:9 18:2 46:7 46:11 48:3 59:9 59:16 59:17 62:2 62:6 94:22 144:2

25:12 33:16

48:1

2 Samuel 22:3

My God [is] my rock, in whom I take refuge..., my shield, and the horn of my salvation. My stronghold, my refuge, and my Savior, You save me from violence.

Isaiah 25:12

The high-walled... fortress will be brought down,... cast to the ground, into the dust.

Isaiah 33:16

he will dwell on the heights; the mountain fortress [will be] his refuge; his food will be provided [and] his water assured.

Jeremiah 48:1

Concerning Moab, this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Woe to Nebo, for it will be devastated. Kiriathaim will be captured and disgraced; the fortress will be shattered and dismantled.