Strong’s H798 · Hebrew

אַשְׁדּוֹת הַפִּסְגָּה
ʼAshdôwth hap-Piçgâh
ash-doth' hap-pisgaw'

Definition

Ashdoth-Pisgah, a place east of the Jordan

Etymology

from the plural of H794 (אֲשֵׁדָה) and H6449 (פִּסְגָּה) with the article interposed; ravines of the Pisgah;

Where the KJV renders it

  • Ashdoth-pisgah

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