Pisgah

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A glimpse of a distant sight; an overview of a situation; a position that affords a view.
name
  1. The name of a mountain in the Bible. Usually refers to biblical Mount Pisgah or Mount Nebo.
  2. Pisgah National Forest in North Carolina, United States.
  3. A town in Jackson County, Alabama, United States.
  4. An unincorporated community in Gilmer County, Georgia.
  5. A city in Harrison County, Iowa.
  6. An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Illinois.
  7. An unincorporated community in Woodford County, Kentucky.
  8. An unincorporated community in Charles County, Maryland.
  9. An unincorporated community in Rankin County, Mississippi.
  10. An unincorporated community in Cooper County, Missouri.
  11. An unincorporated community in Randolph County, North Carolina.
  12. An unincorporated community in Butler County, Ohio.

Word forms

Pisgah Pisgahs

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew פסגּה (Piṣgāh), a name for the peak of Mount Nebo, meaning literally “top of a mountain; summit”.

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