מִשְׂגָּב
mis.gav
“high refuge”
Definition
defence, high fort (tower), refuge, Misgab, a place in Moab
from H7682 (שָׂגַב); properly, a cliff (or other lofty or inaccessible place); abstractly, altitude; figuratively, a refuge
- high place, refuge, secure height, retreat 1a) stronghold 1b) refuge (of God)
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
מִשְׂגָּב appears 6 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,my shield, and the horn of my salvation.My stronghold, my refuge, and my Savior,You save me from violence.
The high-walled fortress will be brought down,cast to the ground, into the dust.
he will dwell on the heights;the mountain fortress will be his refuge;his food will be providedand his water assured.
Concerning Moab, this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says:“Woe to Nebo,for it will be devastated.Kiriathaim will be captured and disgraced;the fortress will be shattered and dismantled.
He is my steadfast love and my fortress,my stronghold and my deliverer.He is my shield, in whom I take refuge,who subdues peoples under me.
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