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Lexicon matstsebah: Pillar, Monument, Standing Stone Original Word: מַצֵּבָה Part of Speech: Noun Feminine Transliteration: matstsebah Pronunciation: maht-tseh-bah' Phonetic Spelling: (mats-tsay-baw') Definition: Pillar, Monument, Standing Stone Meaning: something stationed, a column, an idol Strong's Exhaustive Concordance garrison, standing image, pillar Feminine (causatively) participle of natsab; something stationed, i.e. A column or (memorial stone); by analogy, an idol -- garrison, (standing) image, pillar. see HEBREW natsab NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from natsab Definition a pillar, stump NASB Translation obelisks (1), pillar (19), pillars (16), stump (2). Brown-Driver-Briggs מַצֵּבָה, מַצֶּ֫בֶת noun feminine pillar, maƒƒ¢b¹, stump; — absolute מַצֵּבָה Hosea 3:4 +,מַצֶּ֫בֶת 2 Samuel 18:18 a (read ׳הַמּ ᵐ5 Dr Bu Kit), 2 Samuel 18:18 b Isaiah 6:13, construct מַצְּבַת 2 Kings 3:2; 2 Kings 10:27, מַצֶּ֫בֶת Genesis 35:14,20; suffix מַצַּבְתָּהּ 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 ᵑ0 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 ᵑ0 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; 2Chron 14:2; 2 Chronicles 31:1; compare Micah 5:12; Leviticus 26:1 (H). — On maƒƒ¢b¹ 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. — Judges 9:6 see [ נָצַב] Hoph`al 2. stock, stump of tree Isaiah 6:13 a (in simile), so Isaiah 6:13 b (figurative; but probably strike out as gloss). Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from the root verb נָצַב (natsab), meaning "to stand" or "to set up." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G2379 (θυσιαστήριον, thysiastērion): Refers to an altar, a place of sacrifice, which can be related to the concept of a sacred space or object. • G3037 (λίθος, lithos): Meaning "stone," this term can relate to the physical material of a מַצֵּבָה. • G4768 (στῆλος, stēlos): Refers to a pillar or column, directly corresponding to the structural aspect of a מַצֵּבָה. In summary, מַצֵּבָה is a multifaceted term in the Hebrew Bible, representing both legitimate and illegitimate religious practices, and is closely tied to the physical and spiritual landscape of ancient Israel. Usage: The word מַצֵּבָה is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe physical structures that are erected for various purposes, including memorials, religious symbols, or objects of worship. It often carries a negative connotation when associated with idolatry. Context: • The term מַצֵּבָה appears in several contexts within the Hebrew Scriptures. It is frequently used to describe standing stones or pillars that were erected as memorials or markers. For example, Jacob set up a מַצֵּבָה as a pillar at Bethel to commemorate his vision of God (Genesis 28:18). • In other instances, מַצֵּבָה is associated with idolatrous practices, where such pillars were erected as objects of worship contrary to the worship of Yahweh. The Israelites were commanded to destroy these מַצֵּבוֹת when they entered the Promised Land (Exodus 23:24; Deuteronomy 12:3). • The use of מַצֵּבָה as an idol is condemned in the prophetic literature, where prophets like Hosea and Micah speak against the erection of these pillars as part of Israel's unfaithfulness (Hosea 3:4; Micah 5:13). • The dual usage of מַצֵּבָה as both a legitimate memorial and an illegitimate idol highlights the tension in Israel's religious history between the worship of Yahweh and the influence of surrounding pagan practices. Forms and Transliterations הַמַּצֵּב֔וֹת הַמַּצֵּב֣וֹת הַמַּצֵּבָ֑ה הַמַּצֵּבָ֥ה הַמַּצֵּבֹ֔ת הַמַצֵּבָ֔ה המצבה המצבות המצבת וּמַצְּב֥וֹת וּמַצֵּב֖וֹת וּמַצֵּבָ֥ה וּמַצֵּבָה֙ וּמַצֵּבֹתָ֖ם וּמַצֵּבוֹתֶ֖יךָ ומצבה ומצבות ומצבותיך ומצבתם מַצְּב֥וֹת מַצְּבַ֣ת מַצְּבוֹת֙ מַצֵּ֣בֹתָ֔ם מַצֵּב֖וֹת מַצֵּבָ֑ה מַצֵּבָ֔ה מַצֵּבָ֖ה מַצֵּבָ֗ה מַצֵּבָֽה׃ מַצֵּבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ מַצֵּבֹתָ֖ם מַצֵּבֽוֹת׃ מַצֵּבוֹתָֽם׃ מצבה מצבה׃ מצבות מצבות׃ מצבותם׃ מצבת מצבתיהם׃ מצבתם ha·maṣ·ṣê·ḇāh ham·maṣ·ṣê·ḇāh ham·maṣ·ṣê·ḇō·wṯ ham·maṣ·ṣê·ḇōṯ hamaṣṣêḇāh hamatztzeVah hammaṣṣêḇāh hammaṣṣêḇōṯ hammaṣṣêḇōwṯ hammatztzeVah hammatztzeVot maṣ·ṣê·ḇāh maṣ·ṣə·ḇaṯ maṣ·ṣê·ḇō·ṯām maṣ·ṣê·ḇō·ṯê·hem maṣ·ṣê·ḇō·w·ṯām maṣ·ṣê·ḇō·wṯ maṣ·ṣə·ḇō·wṯ maṣṣêḇāh maṣṣəḇaṯ maṣṣêḇōṯām maṣṣêḇōṯêhem maṣṣêḇōwṯ maṣṣəḇōwṯ maṣṣêḇōwṯām matztzeVah matztzeVat matztzeVot matztzevoTam matztzevoteiHem ū·maṣ·ṣê·ḇāh ū·maṣ·ṣê·ḇō·ṯām ū·maṣ·ṣê·ḇō·w·ṯe·ḵā ū·maṣ·ṣê·ḇō·wṯ ū·maṣ·ṣə·ḇō·wṯ ūmaṣṣêḇāh ūmaṣṣêḇōṯām ūmaṣṣêḇōwṯ ūmaṣṣəḇōwṯ ūmaṣṣêḇōwṯeḵā umatztzeVah umatztzeVot umatztzevoTam umatztzevoTeicha Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Genesis 28:18 HEB: וַיָּ֥שֶׂם אֹתָ֖הּ מַצֵּבָ֑ה וַיִּצֹ֥ק שֶׁ֖מֶן NAS: and set it up as a pillar and poured KJV: and set it up [for] a pillar, and poured INT: his head and set A pillar and poured oil Genesis 28:22 HEB: אֲשֶׁר־ שַׂ֙מְתִּי֙ מַצֵּבָ֔ה יִהְיֶ֖ה בֵּ֣ית NAS: I have set up as a pillar, will be God's KJV: which I have set [for] a pillar, shall be God's INT: which have set A pillar become house Genesis 31:13 HEB: מָשַׁ֤חְתָּ שָּׁם֙ מַצֵּבָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר נָדַ֥רְתָּ NAS: you anointed a pillar, where KJV: where thou anointedst the pillar, [and] where thou vowedst INT: anointed in it A pillar you made Genesis 31:45 HEB: אָ֑בֶן וַיְרִימֶ֖הָ מַצֵּבָֽה׃ NAS: a stone and set it up [as] a pillar. KJV: a stone, and set it up [for] a pillar. INT: A stone and set up a pillar Genesis 31:51 HEB: הַזֶּ֗ה וְהִנֵּה֙ הַמַצֵּבָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָרִ֖יתִי NAS: and behold the pillar which KJV: Behold this heap, and behold [this] pillar, which I have cast INT: this and behold the pillar which have set Genesis 31:52 HEB: הַזֶּ֔ה וְעֵדָ֖ה הַמַּצֵּבָ֑ה אִם־ אָ֗נִי NAS: is a witness, and the pillar is a witness, KJV: [be] witness, and [this] pillar [be] witness, INT: This witness and the pillar lo I Genesis 31:52 HEB: הַזֶּ֛ה וְאֶת־ הַמַּצֵּבָ֥ה הַזֹּ֖את לְרָעָֽה׃ NAS: heap and this pillar to me, for harm. KJV: this heap and this pillar unto me, for harm. INT: heap this pillar for harm Genesis 35:14 HEB: וַיַּצֵּ֨ב יַעֲקֹ֜ב מַצֵּבָ֗ה בַּמָּק֛וֹם אֲשֶׁר־ NAS: set up a pillar in the place KJV: set up a pillar in the place INT: set Jacob A pillar the place where Genesis 35:20 HEB: וַיַּצֵּ֧ב יַעֲקֹ֛ב מַצֵּבָ֖ה עַל־ קְבֻרָתָ֑הּ NAS: Jacob set up a pillar over her grave; KJV: set a pillar upon her grave: INT: set Jacob A pillar over her grave Exodus 23:24 HEB: וְשַׁבֵּ֥ר תְּשַׁבֵּ֖ר מַצֵּבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ NAS: them and break their [sacred] pillars in pieces. KJV: break down their images. INT: and break pieces their pillars Exodus 24:4 HEB: וּשְׁתֵּ֤ים עֶשְׂרֵה֙ מַצֵּבָ֔ה לִשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָׂ֖ר NAS: with twelve pillars for the twelve KJV: under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve INT: both ten pillars both ten Exodus 34:13 HEB: תִּתֹּצ֔וּן וְאֶת־ מַצֵּבֹתָ֖ם תְּשַׁבֵּר֑וּן וְאֶת־ NAS: and smash their [sacred] pillars and cut down KJV: break their images, and cut down INT: their altars tear their pillars and smash their Asherim Leviticus 26:1 HEB: אֱלִילִ֗ם וּפֶ֤סֶל וּמַצֵּבָה֙ לֹֽא־ תָקִ֣ימוּ NAS: up for yourselves an image or a [sacred] pillar, nor KJV: neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up INT: idols an image A pillar nor set Deuteronomy 7:5 HEB: מִזְבְּחֹתֵיהֶ֣ם תִּתֹּ֔צוּ וּמַצֵּבֹתָ֖ם תְּשַׁבֵּ֑רוּ וַאֲשֵֽׁירֵהֶם֙ NAS: and smash their [sacred] pillars, and hew down KJV: and break down their images, and cut down INT: their altars shall tear their pillars and smash their Asherim Deuteronomy 12:3 HEB: וְשִׁבַּרְתֶּם֙ אֶת־ מַצֵּ֣בֹתָ֔ם וַאֲשֵֽׁרֵיהֶם֙ תִּשְׂרְפ֣וּן NAS: and smash their [sacred] pillars and burn KJV: and break their pillars, and burn INT: their altars and smash their pillars their Asherim and burn Deuteronomy 16:22 HEB: תָקִ֥ים לְךָ֖ מַצֵּבָ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׂנֵ֖א NAS: You shall not set up for yourself a [sacred] pillar which KJV: Neither shalt thou set thee up [any] image; which the LORD INT: shall not set A pillar which hates 1 Kings 14:23 HEB: לָהֶ֛ם בָּמ֥וֹת וּמַצֵּב֖וֹת וַאֲשֵׁרִ֑ים עַ֚ל NAS: for themselves high places and [sacred] pillars and Asherim KJV: them high places, and images, and groves, INT: themselves high and pillars and Asherim on 2 Kings 3:2 HEB: וַיָּ֙סַר֙ אֶת־ מַצְּבַ֣ת הַבַּ֔עַל אֲשֶׁ֥ר NAS: for he put away the [sacred] pillar of Baal KJV: for he put away the image of Baal INT: and his mother put the pillar of Baal which 2 Kings 10:26 HEB: וַיֹּצִ֛אוּ אֶת־ מַצְּב֥וֹת בֵּית־ הַבַּ֖עַל NAS: They brought out the [sacred] pillars of the house KJV: And they brought forth the images out of the house INT: brought the pillars of the house of Baal 2 Kings 10:27 HEB: וַֽיִּתְּצ֔וּ אֵ֖ת מַצְּבַ֣ת הַבָּ֑עַל וַֽיִּתְּצוּ֙ NAS: down the [sacred] pillar of Baal KJV: And they brake down the image of Baal, INT: broke the pillar of Baal down 2 Kings 17:10 HEB: וַיַּצִּ֧בוּ לָהֶ֛ם מַצֵּב֖וֹת וַאֲשֵׁרִ֑ים עַ֚ל NAS: They set for themselves [sacred] pillars and Asherim KJV: And they set them up images and groves INT: set themselves pillars and Asherim on 2 Kings 18:4 HEB: וְשִׁבַּר֙ אֶת־ הַמַּצֵּבֹ֔ת וְכָרַ֖ת אֶת־ NAS: and broke down the [sacred] pillars and cut down KJV: and brake the images, and cut down INT: the high and broke the pillars and cut the Asherah 2 Kings 23:14 HEB: וְשִׁבַּר֙ אֶת־ הַמַּצֵּב֔וֹת וַיִּכְרֹ֖ת אֶת־ NAS: He broke in pieces the [sacred] pillars and cut down KJV: And he brake in pieces the images, and cut down INT: broke the pillars and cut the Asherim 2 Chronicles 14:3 HEB: וַיְשַׁבֵּר֙ אֶת־ הַמַּצֵּב֔וֹת וַיְגַדַּ֖ע אֶת־ NAS: tore down the [sacred] pillars, cut down KJV: and brake down the images, and cut down INT: and high tore the pillars cut the Asherim 2 Chronicles 31:1 HEB: יְהוּדָה֒ וַיְשַׁבְּר֣וּ הַמַּצֵּב֣וֹת וַיְגַדְּע֣וּ הָאֲשֵׁרִ֡ים NAS: broke the pillars in pieces, KJV: and brake the images in pieces, INT: of Judah broke the pillars cut the Asherim 32 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 4676 32 Occurrences ha·maṣ·ṣê·ḇāh — 1 Occ. ham·maṣ·ṣê·ḇāh — 2 Occ. ham·maṣ·ṣê·ḇōṯ — 4 Occ. maṣ·ṣê·ḇāh — 9 Occ. maṣ·ṣə·ḇaṯ — 2 Occ. maṣ·ṣə·ḇō·wṯ — 4 Occ. maṣ·ṣê·ḇō·ṯām — 3 Occ. maṣ·ṣê·ḇō·ṯê·hem — 1 Occ. ū·maṣ·ṣê·ḇāh — 2 Occ. ū·maṣ·ṣê·ḇō·wṯ — 2 Occ. ū·maṣ·ṣê·ḇō·ṯām — 1 Occ. ū·maṣ·ṣê·ḇō·w·ṯe·ḵā — 1 Occ.