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mizpah

mizpah noun: the pile of stones erected by Jacob and Laban as a figurative watchtower to mark their separation.

Noun

mizpah

  1. The pile of stones erected by Jacob and Laban as a figurative watchtower to mark their separation.
  2. (broadly) An emotional bond between people who are separated.

Origin of mizpah

Hebrew מִצְפָּה (miṣpāh, mitspah), "watchtower". It is mentioned in the biblical story of Jacob and Laban in Genesis chapter 31, where a pile of stones marks an agreement between two people, with God as their watching witness.

Questions about mizpah

What does mizpah mean?
Mizpah means the pile of stones erected by Jacob and Laban as a figurative watchtower to mark their separation.
What part of speech is mizpah?
Mizpah is a noun.

Words near mizpah in the dictionary

  1. Mizoram
  2. Mizoran
  3. Mizorans
  4. mizoribine
  5. Mizos
  6. mizpah
  7. mizrach
  8. Mizrachi
  9. Mizrachis
  10. mizrah
  11. Mizrahi

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