Lexical Definition

‎מִשְׂגָּב‎ misgâb (mis-gawb') high refuge ^H:N-M
from ‎שָׂגַב‎; properly, a cliff (or other lofty or inaccessible place); abstractly, altitude; figuratively, a refuge

Misgab.

• § Misgab = "height"
• defence, high fort (tower), refuge, Misgab, a place in Moab

n m
1) high place, refuge, secure height, retreat
1a) stronghold
1b) refuge (of God)
n pr loc
2) a place in Moab

See Greek: βοηθός · ἰσχυρός

Extended Information

• Word sometimes translated as a name, only mentioned at Jer.48.1
• a place in Moab

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. ‎מִשְׂגַּב‎ noun [masculine Albr^{ZAW xvi (1896), 60}] secure height, retreat; — ‎׳‎‎מ‎ Psalm +; construct ‎מִשְׂגַּב‎ Isa 25:12 suffix ‎מִשְׂגַּבִּי‎ Ps 18:3* +, etc.; —

1. a. = strong-hold, ‎חֹמֹתֶיךָ‎ ‎׳‎‎מִבְצַר מ‎ Isa 25:12.
b. figurative of security Isa 33:16.

2. figurative of God as refuge Ps 9:10* (twice in verse), Ps 18:3* = 2Sam 22:3; Ps 46:8*; Ps 46:12*; Ps 48:4*; Ps 59:10*; Ps 59:17*; Ps 59:18*; Ps 62:3*; Ps 62:7*; Ps 94:22; Ps 144:2.

II. ‎מִשְׂגָּב‎ Perhaps proper name, of a location in Moab; — ‎׳‎‎הַמּ‎ Jer 48:1 (see Schw^{ZAW viii (1888), 196} Albr^l.c.), Αμαθ; Gf thinks appell. of Kir Moab (see II. ‎קִיר‎); most below I. ‎׳‎‎מ‎

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Profile

Word sometimes translated as a place name • In Moab • A Moabite stronghold

Misgab, meaning "fortress," was a stronghold in Moab that faced judgment according to Jeremiah's prophecy.

• A location in Moab only mentioned at Jer.48.1 also known as>;
• only referred to as Misgab מִשְׂגָּב.
  

Misgab, which means "fortress" or "high place," is mentioned in Jeremiah 48:1 as a stronghold in the land of Moab. In the context of Jeremiah's prophecy against Moab, Misgab is listed among the Moabite cities and places that would face judgment and destruction. The exact location of Misgab is not specified, but it is described as a stronghold, suggesting that it was a fortified place or a naturally defensible position within Moabite territory.

All entries for Misgab or "fortress": מִשְׂגָּב