How to Pronounce Pisgah

PIHZ-guh

Pisgah is pronounced PIHZ-guh (ˈpɪzɡə): two syllables, stress on the first. Also heard: PIZ-guh.

What does Pisgah mean?

Pisgah means “hill; eminence; fortress”.

Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.

Where was Pisgah?

A part, a mountain summit in the land of Moab, in the territory of Reuben, where Balak offered up sacrifices (Num. 21:20; 23:14), and from which Moses viewed the promised land (Deut. 3:27). It is probably the modern Jebel Siaghah. (See NEBO.)

Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.

Also pronounced

PIZ-guh

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