מִצְפֶּה mitspeh

Meaning

an observatory, especially formilitary purposes

In the King James Version: watch tower.

Derivation: from H6822 (צָפָה);

Where it is used

• 2 Chronicles 20:24 When the men of Judah came to a place overlooking the wilderness, they looked for the vast army, but there were only corpses lying on the ground; no one had escaped.
• Isaiah 21:8 Then the lookout shouted: “Day after day, my lord, I stand on the watchtower; night after night I stay at my post.