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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Hebrew - English Dictionary

H4869 - Tower

Strong's No.:H4869

Hebrew:מִשְׂגָּב

Transliteration:misgâb

Phonetic:mis-gawb'

Word Origin:From H7682

Bible Usage:Misgab.

Part of Speech:Noun Masculine

Strongs
Definition:

properly a cliff (or other lofty or inaccessible place); abstractly altitude; figuratively a refuge; misgab; a place in Moab: {defence} high fort ({tower}) refuge. H4869; {Misgab} a place in Moab


Brown Driver
Biggs Definition:

1. high place, refuge, secure height, retreat

a. stronghold

b. refuge (of God) n pr loc Misgab = "height"

2. a place in Moab


Bible References:
Tower

Translation
Occurrences:
defence ( 7 )
fort ( 1 )
Misgab ( 1 )
refuge ( 5 )
tower ( 3 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.