H4869

מִשְׂגָּב

misgâb · mis-gawb'

defence, high fort (tower), refuge, Misgab, a place in Moab

Lexicon

Derivation: from H7682 (שָׂגַב); properly, a cliff (or other lofty or inaccessible place); abstractly, altitude; figuratively, a refuge

defence, high fort (tower), refuge, Misgab, a place in Moab

Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.

KJV renderings: Misgab.

Letters

מMem40
Picture: waves of water
Concrete
water · sea · blood · liquid
Extended
chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
Concrete
teeth · sharp · press · bow
Extended
to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
גGimel3
Picture: throwing stick (or camel)
Concrete
staff · throw stick · camel · foot
Extended
to carry · to gather up · walking · pride lifted up
בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
Concrete
house · tent · dwelling
Extended
family · household · what is inside · in

Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)

water, chaos, the mighty deep › to consume, to destroy › to carry, to lift up › the house, what is within

Water, chaos, the mighty deep that works to consume, to destroy that works to carry, to lift up of the house, what is within.

Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of מִשְׂגָּב above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.

Usage

17 occurrences · 17 OT · 0 NT · 12 distinct forms

KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.

is my defence3 · 18%
my high tower2 · 12%
is our refuge2 · 12%
he is my defence2 · 12%
also will be a refuge1 · 6%
a refuge1 · 6%
and my high tower1 · 6%
for a refuge1 · 6%
for thou hast been my defence1 · 6%
of the high fort1 · 6%
his place of defence1 · 6%
misgab1 · 6%

Where it is used, by book.

Inflected forms found in the text.

מִ֝שְׂגַּבִּ֗י3מִשְׂגַּבִּֽי׃2מִשְׂגָּ֣ב2מִשְׂגָּֽב־2מִשְׂגַּ֣ב1מִשְׂגַּבִּ֪י1מִשְׂגַּבּ֑וֹ1מִ֝שְׂגָּ֗ב1לְמִשְׂגָּֽב׃1הַמִּשְׂגָּ֖ב1לְמִשְׂגָּ֑ב1מִשְׂגַּבִּי֙1

Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.