Strong's Lexicon

H4869

H4869 — מִשׂגָּב

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewmisgabnoun mascOccurrences: 17TWOT: 2234a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H4869
Word:	מִשׂגָּב
Part of Speech:	noun masc
Etymology:	from H7682
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	17
Transliteration:	misgab
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	mis-gawb'
Meaning:	1. (properly) a cliff (or other lofty or inaccessible place) 2. abstractly, altitude 3. (figuratively) a refuge 4. defence, high fort (tower), refuge, Misgab, a place in Moab
KJV Renderings:	Misgab.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB8164

I. מִשְׂגַּב noun [masculine Albr^{ZAW xvi (1896), 60}] secure height, retreat ; — ׳ מ Psalm +; construct מִשְׂגַּב Isa 25:12 suffix מִשְׂגַּבִּי Ps 18:3 +, etc.; —

a. = stronghold, חֹמֹתֶיךָ ׳ מִבְצַר מ Isa 25:12.

b. figurative of security Isa 33:16.

2. figurative of God as refuge Ps 9:10 (twice in verse), Ps 18:3 = 2Sam 22:3; Ps 46:8; Ps 46:12; Ps 48:4; Ps 59:10; Ps 59:17; Ps 59:18; Ps 62:3; Ps 62:7; Ps 94:22; Ps 144:2.

BDB8165

II. מִשְׂגָּב Perhaps proper name [of a location] in Moab; — ׳ הַמּ Jer 48:1 (see Schw^{ZAW viii (1888), 196} Albr^l.c.), Αμαθ; Gf thinks appell. of Kir Moab (see II. קִיר ); most below I. ׳ מ 1.

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

משגב (mis-gahv’)

2 Samuel 22:3

KJV: 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.

EHCC: my high tower, and my refuge,

Psalms 9:9

KJV: The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.a refuge: Heb. an high place

EHCC: (10).be a refuge (marg. an high place) for

Isaiah 25:12

KJV: And the fortress of the high fort of thy walls shall he bring down, lay low, and bring to the ground, even to the dust.

EHCC: the fortress of the high fort of

Jeremiah 48:1

KJV: Against Moab thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Woe unto Nebo! for it is spoiled: Kiriathaim is confounded and taken: Misgab is confounded and dismayed.Misgab: or, the high place

EHCC: Misgab (marg.or, the high place) is