Judges 20:1:14Judg.20.1.W14TAB
הַמִּצְפָּֽה׃
hamitspa
“the Mizpah”
- Transliteration
- ha-mits-PA
- Extended
- hah-mihts-PAA
- IPA
- /ham.mitsˈpaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Mizpah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-mits-PA
- clause
el-ye-ho-VAH ha-mits-PA
- sentence
va-ye-tsu kol-be-NE yis-ra-EL va-tik-ka-HEL ha-e-DA ke-ISH e-KHAD le-mid-DAN ve-ad-be-ER SHE-va ve-E-rets ha-gil-AD el-ye-ho-VAH ha-mits-PA
Exegesis
The composite el-YHWH ha-mitzpah {אֶל־יְהוָה הַמִּצְפָּה | ʾel-yə-hō-wā(h) ham-miṣ-pā(h)} ‘before the LORD at Mizpah’ anchors the gathering in theocratic context. In translation, ve’ad ha-eretz is rendered ‘across’ to convey spatial inclusivity, and el is rendered ‘before’ to reflect a liturgical presentation.
In context — Judges 20:1
So all the sons of Israel departed, and the whole assembly gathered in unity from Dan to Beersheba and across the land of Gilead before the LORD at Mizpah .
About this coordinate
Judges 20:1:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Judges 20:1, so the Hebrew word הַמִּצְפָּֽה׃ (hamitspa) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Judg.20.1.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.1.W14.S1) and character.