אַשְׁדּוֹת הַפִּסְגָּה
𐤀𐤔𐤃𐤅𐤕 𐤄𐤐𐤎𐤂𐤄
ʼAshdôwth hap-Piçgâh
H798
SILEX Entry
Definition
Geographic designation referring to the slopes or ravines of the Pisgah; specifically, a region consisting of descending slopes or outlying ridges related to Mount Pisgah, an elevated promontory east of the Jordan River. The term denotes the set of geographical features—such as spring-fed ravines, escarpments, or landforms—associated with the Pisgah highland.
Semantic Range
slopes, descending ridges, ravines, outlying escarpments of a ridge or highland, specifically referring to the Pisgah region east of the Jordan, as a toponym for identifiable topographical features bordering the plains of Moab
Root / Etymology
The phrase is a compound of two elements: אַשְׁדּוֹת (ashdot, plural of אֲשֵׁדָה), from the root אשד meaning 'to pour out' and by extension 'a slope' (as in a slope down which water pours), and הַפִּסְגָּה (ha-Pisgah), with the definite article, meaning 'the summit' or 'the Pisgah.' The term as a whole refers to the set of slopes associated with Mount Pisgah.
Historical & Contextual Notes
Historically, 'Ashdot-hap-Pisgah' designates a locality or region mentioned in Deuteronomy and Joshua, situated east of the Jordan, adjacent to the plateau of Moab. The phrase functions as a toponym and does not point to a specific settlement but to the geographical feature—the slopes or ravines of Pisgah. In translation tradition, 'Pisgah' is sometimes rendered as 'summit' or retained as a place name. English translations as 'Ashdoth-pisgah' or 'slopes of Pisgah' can both be found, but the former leaves the term opaque, while the latter attempts to convey the geographical reality. The noun אֲשֵׁדָה is rare, primarily used in reference to this region, and highlights the hydrological and topographical nature of the area.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from the plural of אֲשֵׁדָה and פִּסְגָּה with the article interposed; ravines of the Pisgah; Ashdoth-Pisgah, a place east of the Jordan; Ashdoth-pisgah.
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