Miphqad (H4662) means an appointment, a mustering or census, or an appointed place. Related to paqad (to visit, appoint, muster), it carries the sense of a divine or royal appointment — a place where God counts, numbers, and summons His people.
The gate of Miphkad in Nehemiah 3:31 stood at a key point in Jerusalem's wall. The word paqad underlies this — God visits (paqad) His people, counts them, and appoints them. Every soul is numbered by God (Matthew 10:30). The concept of divine visitation and appointment runs through redemptive history: God's 'visits' to Abraham, Israel in Egypt, and finally in the Incarnation.