My Step-Daughter has a silver ring with the word MIZPAH on it: She really likes it, but keeps getting asked what it means & where it originates from; she would dearly like to tell people: So is there someone out there that can put her out of her misery?
2006-12-20 23:11:18 · 8 answers · asked by davey 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Mizpah:
Meaning: watch-tower; the look-out
It's a biblical town:
http://www.christiananswers.net/dictionary/mizpah.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mizpah
Polly
2006-12-20 23:15:04 · answer #1 · answered by Polly 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1- Mizpah, See Galeed. Galeed, Jerar-sahadutha or Mizpah, Bible, cairn, raised by Jacob and Laban to mark their covenant. The so-called Mizpah benediction given here was a mutual warning, not a blessing.
2- Unidentified place of Jordan river.
3- Place between Israel and Judah, A religious center w/ a sanctuary used for times of judges.
4- Town @ the foot of Mt. Hernan.
5- Town in the lowlands of Judah.
6- Home of Jephthah.
7- David's refuge in Moab.
2006-12-20 23:44:23 · answer #2 · answered by golden rider 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mizpah or Mizpeh (both: mĭz'pə) , in the Bible.
1 See Galeed.
2 Unidentified place, E of the Jordon River, identical with Ramath-Mizpeh.
3 Place, on the boundary between Israel and Judah, a religious center with a sanctuary in the time of Judges.
4 Town at the foot of Mt. Hermon.
5 Town in the lowland of Judah.
6 Home of Jephthah.
7 David's refuge in Moab.
2006-12-20 23:36:35 · answer #3 · answered by Basement Bob 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mizpah- the watch tower..place in middle east i believe.. it is not a town, it is a place "in" the town.
Mizpah is also an emotional bond between people who are separated (either physically or by death). Mizpah jewellery is worn to signify this bond and the word "mizpah" can often be found on headstones in cemeteries and on other memorials. From the Bible Genesis 31 "And Mizpah; for he said, The Lord watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another."
2006-12-20 23:20:52 · answer #4 · answered by Lavender 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
translate hebrew word mizpah hebrew characters
2016-05-23 04:30:52 · answer #5 · answered by Ivette 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mizpah - or Miz'peh, watch-tower; the look-out.
Also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mizpah
2006-12-20 23:15:26 · answer #6 · answered by philipscottbrooks 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
according to dictionary.com it means 'watch-tower' ... look here for more details http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/mizpah
2006-12-20 23:14:11 · answer #7 · answered by Funky Little Spacegirl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Itn't it a jewish thing??
2006-12-20 23:12:23 · answer #8 · answered by the mrs 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋