Pisgah

Definition

A glimpse of a distant sight; an overview of a situation; a position that affords a view.

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew פסגּה (Piṣgāh), a name for the peak of Mount Nebo, meaning literally “top of a mountain; summit”.

Example Sentences

• "Although the development of this work, complex and compelling in its own right, lies beyond the scope of the present study, a “Pisgah view” of Billy Budd[…] discloses its presentation, among many other things, of a sharply drawn retrospective allegory of Melville’s rhetorical career."