HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6449
פִּסְגָּה
pis.gah — Pisgah
§ Pisgah = "cleft" mountain in Moab on the northeast shore of the Dead Sea; site uncertain
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Pisgah
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6465
פְּעוֹר
pe.or — Peor
§ Peor = "cleft" a mountain peak in Moab belonging to the Abarim range and near Pisgah
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H798
אַשְׁדּוֹת
ash.dot hap.pis.gah — Slopes (of Pisgah)
Ashdoth-pisgah = "slopes of Pisgah" the mountains of Pisgah, which include Mt. Nebo Combined with pis.gah (פִּסְגָּה "Pisgah" H6449)
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6839
צֹפִים
tso.phim — Zophim
§ Zophim = "watchers" a spot on or near the top of Pisgah, the site of Balaam's oracles
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →Historical dictionary entry
A part, a mountain summit in the land of Moab, in the territory of Reuben, where Balak offered up sacrifices (Num. 21:20; 23:14), and from which Moses viewed the promised land (Deut. 3:27). It is probably the modern Jebel Siaghah. (See NEBO.)
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.