English Explanatory Dictionary

mizpah

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

mizpah

Etymology

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.

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