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"etymology_text": "Hebrew מִצְפָּה (miṣpāh, mitspah), \"watchtower\". It is mentioned in the biblical story of Jacob and Laban in Genesis chapter 31, where a pile of stones marks an agreement between two people, with God as their watching witness.",
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