pis.gah is a proper place name marking a height or slopes used as a viewpoint and territorial landmark in Scripture.

The term is consistently a proper place name for Pisgah, appearing with its head or top as a place of ascent and viewing, and with its slopes as a geographic marker for surrounding land and boundaries.

1. Pisgah as a height, summit, and viewpoint · dominant

   All occurrences use the form as a proper noun. In Deuteronomy 3:27 the APB renders an instruction to go up to its “top” and look in every direction; Deuteronomy 34:1 likewise places Moses at Mount Nebo, “the head of Pisgah,” where he sees the land. Numbers 21:20 and Numbers 23:14 also locate a valley or a field at its “head.”

   Deuteronomy 3:27Deuteronomy 34:1Numbers 21:20Numbers 23:14
2. Pisgah's slopes as a territorial landmark · common

   In Deuteronomy 3:17 and Deuteronomy 4:49, the APB situates the Arabah and the sea in relation to the slopes of Pisgah. Joshua 12:3 similarly marks the southern extent as below its slopes, while Joshua 13:20 lists the slopes of Pisgah among named places.

   Deuteronomy 3:17Deuteronomy 4:49Joshua 12:3Joshua 13:20

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name in phrases such as “the head of Pisgah,” “the top of Pisgah,” and “the slopes of Pisgah.” These phrases reflect the surrounding clauses rather than supplying a word-for-word alignment.