Misgab — the meaning of the Hebrew name מִשְׂגָּב

מִשְׂגָּב

misgâb · pronounced mis-gawb' · Strong's H4869 · a place

Misgab means properly, a cliff (or other lofty or inaccessible place).

Built from

שָׂגַב sâgab (from, H7682) — to be (causatively, make) lofty, especially inaccessible open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H7682; properly, a cliff (or other lofty or inaccessible place); abstractly, altitude; figuratively, a refuge; Misgab, a place in Moab.

First appearance

2Sam 22:3 The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence. (KJV)

Every verse that names Misgab

16 occurrences in 16 verses — 2 Samuel, Psalms, Isaiah, Jeremiah

2Sam 22:3Ps 9:10Ps 18:3Ps 46:8Ps 46:12Ps 48:4Ps 59:10Ps 59:17Ps 59:18Ps 62:3Ps 62:7Ps 94:22Ps 144:2Isa 25:12Isa 33:16Jer 48:1

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