Word Study · Strong's H4676 · Hebrew
מַצֵּבָה
matstsebah
mats-tsay-baw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: matstsêbâh
“something stationed, i.e. a column or (memorial stone)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
something stationed, i.e. a column or (memorial stone); by analogy, an idol
Rendered in the KJV as
garrison, (standing) image, pillar.
- 32occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 12 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 26inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 32 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 26
- מַצֵּבָ֑ה3
- מַצֵּבָ֔ה3
- הַמַּצֵּב֔וֹת2
- מַצְּבַ֣ת2
- הַמַצֵּבָ֔ה1
- הַמַּצֵּבָ֑ה1
- הַמַּצֵּבָ֥ה1
- הַמַּצֵּב֣וֹת1
- הַמַּצֵּבֹ֔ת1
- וּמַצֵּבָה֙1
- וּמַצֵּבָ֥ה1
- וּמַצְּב֥וֹת1
and 14 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 16
- a pillar6
- sacred pillars their4
- the sacred pillars4
- the pillar3
- [the] sacred pillar of2
- [the] sacred pillars of2
- sacred pillars2
- [will be] a pillar1
- a sacred pillar1
- and [the] pillars of1
- and a pillar1
- and a sacred pillar1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 12
- noun · feminine singular9
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural4
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine plural4
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular3
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular2
- noun · feminine plural2
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)2
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural1
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)1
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular1
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcfsa · 9
- HNcfpc/Sp3mp · 4
- HTd/Ncfpa · 4
- HTd/Ncfsa · 3
- HC/Ncfsa · 2
- HNcfpa · 2
- HNcfpc · 2
- HNcfsc · 2
- HC/Ncfpa · 1
- HC/Ncfpc · 1
- HC/Ncfpc/Sp2ms · 1
- HC/Ncfpc/Sp3mp · 1
All 32, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Genesis carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Genesis9 occurrences
- Genesis 28:18מַצֵּבָ֑הmatzevahnoun · feminine singularEarly the next morning, Jacob took the stone that he had placed under his head, and he set it up as a pillar. He poured oil on top of it,here: a pillar
- Genesis 28:22מַצֵּבָ֔הmatzevahnoun · feminine singularAnd this stone I have set up as a pillar will be God’s house, and of all that You give me I will surely give You a tenth.”here: a pillar
- Genesis 31:13מַצֵּבָ֔הmatzevahnoun · feminine singularI am the God of Bethel, where you anointed the pillar and made a solemn vow to Me. Now get up and leave this land at once, and return to your native land.’”here: a pillar
- Genesis 31:45מַצֵּבָֽה׃matzevahnoun · feminine singularSo Jacob picked out a stone and set it up as a pillar,here: a pillar
- Genesis 31:51הַמַצֵּבָ֔הhamatzevahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularLaban also said to Jacob, “Here is the mound, and here is the pillar I have set up between you and me.here: the pillar
- Genesis 31:52הַמַּצֵּבָ֑הhamatzevahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularThis mound is a witness, and this pillar is a witness, that I will not go past this mound to harm you, and you will not go past this mound and pillar to harm me.here: the pillar
- Genesis 31:52הַמַּצֵּבָ֥הhamatzevahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularThis mound is a witness, and this pillar is a witness, that I will not go past this mound to harm you, and you will not go past this mound and pillar to harm me.here: the pillar
- Genesis 35:14מַצֵּבָ֗הmatzevahnoun · feminine singularSo Jacob set up a pillar in the place where God had spoken with him—a stone marker—and he poured out a drink offering on it and anointed it with oil.here: a pillar
- Genesis 35:20מַצֵּבָ֖הmatzevahnoun · feminine singularJacob set up a pillar on her grave; it marks Rachel’s tomb to this day.here: a pillar
Exodus3 occurrences
- Exodus 23:24מַצֵּבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃matzevoteihemnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralYou must not bow down to their gods or serve them or follow their practices. Instead, you are to demolish them and smash their sacred stones to pieces.here: sacred pillars their
- Exodus 24:4מַצֵּבָ֔הmatzevahnoun · feminine singularAnd Moses wrote down all the words of the LORD. Early the next morning he got up and built an altar at the base of the mountain, along with twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel.here: pillar[s]
- Exodus 34:13מַצֵּבֹתָ֖םmatzevotamnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralRather, you must tear down their altars, smash their sacred stones, and chop down their Asherah poles.here: sacred pillars their
Deuteronomy3 occurrences
- Deuteronomy 7:5וּמַצֵּבֹתָ֖םumatzevotamconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralInstead, this is what you are to do to them: tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, cut down their Asherah poles, and burn their idols in the fire.here: and sacred pillars their
- Deuteronomy 12:3מַצֵּ֣בֹתָ֔םmatzevotamnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralTear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, burn up their Asherah poles, cut down the idols of their gods, and wipe out their names from every place.here: sacred pillars their
- Deuteronomy 16:22מַצֵּבָ֑הmatzevahnoun · feminine singularand do not set up for yourselves a sacred pillar, which the LORD your God hates.here: a sacred pillar
2 Kings6 occurrences
- 2 Kings 3:2מַצְּבַ֣תmatzevatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, but not as his father and mother had done. He removed the sacred pillar of Baal that his father had made.here: [the] sacred pillar of
- 2 Kings 10:26מַצְּב֥וֹתmatzevotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)They brought out the sacred pillar of the temple of Baal and burned it.here: [the] sacred pillars of
- 2 Kings 10:27מַצְּבַ֣תmatzevatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)They also demolished the sacred pillar of Baal. Then they tore down the temple of Baal and made it into a latrine, which it is to this day.here: [the] sacred pillar of
- 2 Kings 17:10מַצֵּב֖וֹתmatzevotnoun · feminine pluralThey set up for themselves sacred pillars and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.here: sacred pillars
- 2 Kings 18:4הַמַּצֵּבֹ֔תhamatzevotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralHe removed the high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles. He also demolished the bronze snake called Nehushtan that Moses had made, for up to that time the Israelites had burned incense to it.here: the sacred pillars
- 2 Kings 23:14הַמַּצֵּב֔וֹתhamatzevotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralHe smashed the sacred pillars to pieces, cut down the Asherah poles, and covered the sites with human bones.here: the sacred pillars
2 Chronicles2 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 14:3הַמַּצֵּב֔וֹתhamatzevotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralHe removed the foreign altars and high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and chopped down the Asherah poles.here: the sacred pillars
- 2 Chronicles 31:1הַמַּצֵּב֣וֹתhamatzevotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralWhen all this had ended, the Israelites in attendance went out to the cities of Judah and broke up the sacred pillars, chopped down the Asherah poles, and tore down the high places and altars throughout Judah and Benjamin, as well as in Ephraim and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the Israelites returned to their cities, each to his own property.here: the sacred pillars
Hosea3 occurrences
- Hosea 3:4מַצֵּבָ֑הmatzevahnoun · feminine singularFor the Israelites must live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, and without ephod or idol.here: [will be] a pillar
- Hosea 10:1מַצֵּבֽוֹת׃matzevotnoun · feminine pluralIsrael was a luxuriant vine, yielding fruit for himself. The more his fruit increased, the more he increased the altars. The better his land produced, the better he made the sacred pillars.here: sacred pillars
- Hosea 10:2מַצֵּבוֹתָֽם׃matzevotamnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralTheir hearts are devious; now they must bear their guilt. The LORD will break down their altars and demolish their sacred pillars.here: sacred pillars their