פסגה

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
פ־ס־ג (p-s-g)
2 terms

Uncertain. One theory is that it derives from a root פ־ס־ג (p-s-g, “to cleave”). Another is that it was originally a proper noun (including in at least some of its occurrences in the Bible).

The Modern Hebrew noun senses are likely an extension of the proper noun via metonymy.

Proper noun

פִּסְגָּה • (pisgá)

1. (Biblical Hebrew) Pisgah, a mountain northeast of the Dead Sea.

See also

• נְבוֹ (“Nebo”)

Noun

פִּסְגָּה • (pisgá) f (plural indefinite פְּסָגוֹת, singular construct פִּסְגַּת־, plural construct פִּסְגּוֹת־)

1. a summit, peak (the highest point of a mountain)
2. a summit (a meeting of highest-level officials)

References

• “פסגה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• פסגה on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he