מַצֵּבָה
maṣṣēbâ
pillar
Strong's H4676NounHebrewTWOT 1398g

מַצֵּבָה (maṣṣēbâ) is a Hebrew noun meaning pillar. It appears 32 times in 12 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H4676).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1398g)

Range of meaning (TWOT 1398g)pillar, maṣṣēbā, stump; stationed, column, idol, stationary, stone, stock; garrison, image, substance
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

מַצֵּבָה noun, feminine: pillar, maṣṣēbā, stump

Strong's H4676 מַצֵּבָה: something stationed, i.e. a column or (memorial stone); by analogy, an idol
KJV:garrison, (standing) image, pillar.

Strong's H4678 מַצֶּבֶת: something stationary, i.e. a monumental stone; also the stock of a tree
KJV:pillar, substance.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 1398: נָצַב nāṣab — take one's stand, stand; station oneself, be stationed, take an upright position, appointed, deputy, prefect, deputed, stand firm; set, set up, erect, cause to stand erect, fix, establish; fixed, determined; lay, officer, pillar…

See it in Scripture

Genesis 28:18Exodus 23:24Leviticus 26:1

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