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Lexicon :: Strong's H4676 - maṣṣēḇâ

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מַצֵּבָה
Transliteration
maṣṣēḇâ
Pronunciation
mats-tsay-baw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
(causatively) participle of נָצַב (H5324)
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TWOT Reference: 1398g

Strong’s Definitions

מַצֵּבָה matstsêbâh, mats-tsay-baw'; feminine (causatively) participle of H5324; something stationed, i.e. a column or (memorial stone); by analogy, an idol:—garrison, (standing) image, pillar.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 32x

The KJV translates Strong's H4676 in the following manner: image (19x), pillar (12x), garrisons (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 32x
The KJV translates Strong's H4676 in the following manner: image (19x), pillar (12x), garrisons (1x).

  1. pillar, mastaba, stump

    1. pillar

      1. as monument, personal memorial

      2. with an altar

    2. stock, stump (of tree)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מַצֵּבָה matstsêbâh, mats-tsay-baw'; feminine (causatively) participle of H5324; something stationed, i.e. a column or (memorial stone); by analogy, an idol:—garrison, (standing) image, pillar.
STRONGS H4676: Abbreviations
† מַצֵּבָה, [H4678 מַצֶּ֫בֶת] noun feminine pillar, maṣṣēbā, stump; — absolute מַצֵּבָה Hosea 3:4 +,מַצֶּ֫בֶת [H4678 2 Samuel 18:18a] (read הַמּ׳ Greek Version of the LXX Dr Bu Kit), [H4678 2 Samuel 18:18b Isaiah 6:13], construct מַצְּבַת 2 Kings 3:2; 2 Kings 10:27, מַצֶּ֫בֶת [H4678 Genesis 35:14, Genesis 35:20; suffix מַצַּבְתָּהּ H4678 Isaiah 6:13]; plural absolute מַצֵּבוֺת 1 Kings 14:28, construct מַצְּבוֺת 2 Kings 10:26, etc.; —
1.
a. pillar, as monument, personal memorial 2 Samuel 18:18 (twice in verse).
b. a stone, set up (שׂים, הציב), and anointed as memorial of divine appearance Genesis 28:18, 22; Genesis 31:13 (all E), Genesis 35:14 (J); so also Genesis 33:20 (E), where insert מ׳, or read מ׳ for MT מִזְבֵּחַ (We Di NowArchaeology ii.18), set up (שׂים), הרים, חציב in token of an agreement Genesis 31:45, 51, 52 (twice in verse) (all E); over grave Genesis 35:20 (twice in verse).
c. especially of sacred stones or pillars in connection with altar, erected (בנה) by Moses Exodus 24:4 (E; 12 pillars), Hosea 3:4; Hosea 10:1, 2; Isaiah 19:19; conjecture also 2 Kings 12:10 for MT מִזְבֵּחַ StaZAW v (1885), 296 NowArchaeology l.c., but dubious, see Benzon the passage; (usually + אֲשֵׁרִים etc.): of Canaanites Exodus 23:24 (E), Exodus 34:13 (J), Deuteronomy 7:5; Deuteronomy 12:3 compare הַבַּלְַ מ׳ 2 Kings 3:2; 2 Kings 10:26, 27; Tyre, עֻזֵּךְ מ׳, Ezekiel 26:11, of obelisks of Heliopolis in Egypt; condemned for Israel by Deuteronomic code, and Deuteronomist redaction of Kings: Deuteronomy 16:22; 2 Kings 14:23; 2 Kings 17:10; 2 Kings 18:4; 2 Kings 23:14; 2 Chronicles 14:2; 2 Chronicles 31:1; compare Micah 5:12; Leviticus 26:1 (H). — On maṣṣēbā see further NowArchaeology ii.18 f. BenzArchaeology 380 f. DrDeuteronomy 16:21f. WeSkizzen iii. 99, 165 RSSem. i. 184 ff. 437. f; 2d ed. 204 ff. 456 f.; K. 50. **On this see also LagrangeÉtudes Bibl. 197 ff. and review by BauZMG lvii (1903), 830; also GFMEB MASSEBAH StaBib. Theol. i. § 55 OCWhitehouseHast. DB PILLAR. —
[H5324 Judges 9:6] see [נָצַב] Hoph.]
2. stock, stump of tree Isaiah 6:13a (in simile), so Isaiah 6:13b (figurative; but probably strike out as gloss).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

28:18; 28:22; 31:13; 31:45; 31:51; 31:52; 33:20; 35:14; 35:20

Exodus

23:24; 24:4; 34:13

Leviticus

26:1

Deuteronomy

7:5; 12:3; 16:21; 16:22

2 Samuel

18:18

1 Kings

14:28

2 Kings

3:2; 3:2; 10:26; 10:26; 10:27; 10:27; 12:10; 14:23; 17:10; 18:4; 23:14

2 Chronicles

14:2; 31:1

Isaiah

6:13; 6:13; 19:19

Ezekiel

26:11

Hosea

3:4; 3:4; 10:1; 10:2

Micah

5:12

H4676

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4676 matches the Hebrew מַצֵּבָה (maṣṣēḇâ),
which occurs 32 times in 31 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 28:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 28:18 - The next morning Jacob got up very early. He took the stone he had rested his head against, and he set it upright as a memorial pillar. Then he poured olive oil over it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 28:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 28:22 - And this memorial pillar I have set up will become a place for worshiping God, and I will present to God a tenth of everything he gives me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:13 - I am the God who appeared to you at Bethel,[fn] the place where you anointed the pillar of stone and made your vow to me. Now get ready and leave this country and return to the land of your birth.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:45

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:45 - So Jacob took a stone and set it up as a monument.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:51

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:51 - “See this pile of stones,” Laban continued, “and see this monument I have set between us.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:52

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:52 - They stand between us as witnesses of our vows. I will never pass this pile of stones to harm you, and you must never pass these stones or this monument to harm me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 35:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:14 - Jacob set up a stone pillar to mark the place where God had spoken to him. Then he poured wine over it as an offering to God and anointed the pillar with olive oil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 35:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:20 - Jacob set up a stone monument over Rachel’s grave, and it can be seen there to this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 23:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:24 - You must not worship the gods of these nations or serve them in any way or imitate their evil practices. Instead, you must utterly destroy them and smash their sacred pillars.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 24:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 24:4 - Then Moses carefully wrote down all the LORD’s instructions. Early the next morning Moses got up and built an altar at the foot of the mountain. He also set up twelve pillars, one for each of the twelve tribes of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 34:13

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:13 - Instead, you must break down their pagan altars, smash their sacred pillars, and cut down their Asherah poles.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:1

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:1 - “Do not make idols or set up carved images, or sacred pillars, or sculptured stones in your land so you may worship them. I am the LORD your God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 7:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:5 - This is what you must do. You must break down their pagan altars and shatter their sacred pillars. Cut down their Asherah poles and burn their idols.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 12:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:3 - Break down their altars and smash their sacred pillars. Burn their Asherah poles and cut down their carved idols. Completely erase the names of their gods!

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 16:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:22 - And never set up sacred pillars for worship, for the LORD your God hates them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 14:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:23 - For they also built for themselves pagan shrines and set up sacred pillars and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 3:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:2 - He did what was evil in the LORD’s sight, but not to the same extent as his father and mother. He at least tore down the sacred pillar of Baal that his father had set up.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 10:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:26 - They dragged out the sacred pillar[fn] used in the worship of Baal and burned it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 10:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:27 - They smashed the sacred pillar and wrecked the temple of Baal, converting it into a public toilet, as it remains to this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 17:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:10 - They set up sacred pillars and Asherah poles at the top of every hill and under every green tree.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 18:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:4 - He removed the pagan shrines, smashed the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles. He broke up the bronze serpent that Moses had made, because the people of Israel had been offering sacrifices to it. The bronze serpent was called Nehushtan.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 23:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:14 - He smashed the sacred pillars and cut down the Asherah poles. Then he desecrated these places by scattering human bones over them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 14:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:3 - He removed the foreign altars and the pagan shrines. He smashed the sacred pillars and cut down the Asherah poles.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 31:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:1 - When the festival ended, the Israelites who attended went to all the towns of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh, and they smashed all the sacred pillars, cut down the Asherah poles, and removed the pagan shrines and altars. After this, the Israelites returned to their own towns and homes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 19:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:19 - In that day there will be an altar to the LORD in the heart of Egypt, and there will be a monument to the LORD at its border.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 43:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 43:13 - He will break down the sacred pillars standing in the temple of the sun[fn] in Egypt, and he will burn down the temples of Egypt’s gods.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 26:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:11 - His horsemen will trample through every street in the city. They will butcher your people, and your strong pillars will topple.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 3:4 - This shows that Israel will go a long time without a king or prince, and without sacrifices, sacred pillars, priests,[fn] or even idols!

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 10:1 - How prosperous Israel is—
a luxuriant vine loaded with fruit.
But the richer the people get,
the more pagan altars they build.
The more bountiful their harvests,
the more beautiful their sacred pillars.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 10:2 - The hearts of the people are fickle;
they are guilty and must be punished.
The LORD will break down their altars
and smash their sacred pillars.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:13 - I will destroy all your idols and sacred pillars,
so you will never again worship the work of your own hands.
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