TBESH · H4676
מַצֵּבָה · mats.tse.vah · pillar
1) pillar, mastaba, stump 1a) pillar 1a1) as monument, personal memorial 1a2) with an altar 1b)(Hoph) stock, stump (of tree)
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mats.tse.vah H4676
מַצֵּבָה (mats.tse.vah) means “pillar” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
מַצֵּבָה Hebrew · H4676 32 tagged occurrences in 31 verses
Pronunciation guide: mats-tsay-baw' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
Strong’s Hebrew dictionary
feminine (causatively) participle of H5324 (נָצַב); something stationed, i.e. a column or (memorial stone); by analogy, an idol
KJV glosses: garrison, (standing) image, pillar.
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How translators render H4676
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| the sacred pillars | 5 |
| as a pillar | 3 |
| the sacred pillar | 3 |
| their sacred pillars | 3 |
| a pillar | 2 |
| pillars | 2 |
| sacred pillars | 2 |
| a sacred pillar | 1 |
| and a pillar | 1 |
| and here is the pillar | 1 |
| and sacred pillars | 1 |
| and smash their sacred stones | 1 |
| and this pillar | 1 |
| he smashed the sacred pillars | 1 |
| or sacred pillar | 1 |
| pillar | 1 |
| sacred pillar | 1 |
| the pillar | 1 |
| their sacred stones | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| a pillar | 5 |
| the images | 5 |
| their images | 4 |
| images | 2 |
| pillar | 2 |
| the image | 2 |
| a standing image | 1 |
| also the images | 1 |
| and a pillar | 1 |
| and images | 1 |
| and this pillar | 1 |
| and thy standing images | 1 |
| and twelve pillars | 1 |
| and without an image | 1 |
| garrisons | 1 |
| image | 1 |
| the pillar | 1 |
| their pillars | 1 |
Verses containing H4676
Page 1 of 1. 31 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
- Genesis 28:18
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Early 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,
Read word by word - Genesis 28:22
· BSB · 1 occurrence
And 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.”
Read word by word - Genesis 31:13
· BSB · 1 occurrence
I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed the pillar and made a solemn vow to Me. Now get up, leave this land at once, and return to your native land.’”
Read word by word - Genesis 31:45
· BSB · 1 occurrence
So Jacob picked out a stone and set it up as a pillar,
Read word by word - Genesis 31:51
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Laban also said to Jacob, “Here is the mound, and here is the pillar I have set up between you and me.
Read word by word - Genesis 31:52
· BSB · 2 occurrences
This 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.
Read word by word - Genesis 35:14
· BSB · 1 occurrence
So 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.
Read word by word - Genesis 35:20
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Jacob set up a pillar on her grave; it marks Rachel’s tomb to this day.
Read word by word - Exodus 23:24
· BSB · 1 occurrence
You 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.
Read word by word - Exodus 24:4
· BSB · 1 occurrence
And 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.
Read word by word - Exodus 34:13
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Rather, you must tear down their altars, smash their sacred stones, and chop down their Asherah poles.
Read word by word - Leviticus 26:1
· BSB · 1 occurrence
“You must not make idols for yourselves or set up a carved image or sacred pillar; you must not place a sculpted stone in your land to bow down to it. For I am the LORD your God.
Read word by word - Deuteronomy 7:5
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Instead, 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.
Read word by word - Deuteronomy 12:3
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Tear 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.
Read word by word - Deuteronomy 16:22
· BSB · 1 occurrence
and do not set up for yourselves a sacred pillar, which the LORD your God hates.
Read word by word - 1 Kings 14:23
· BSB · 1 occurrence
They also built for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.
Read word by word - 2 Kings 3:2
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
Read word by word - 2 Kings 10:26
· BSB · 1 occurrence
They brought out the sacred pillar of the temple of Baal and burned it.
Read word by word - 2 Kings 10:27
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
Read word by word - 2 Kings 17:10
· BSB · 1 occurrence
They set up for themselves sacred pillars and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.
Read word by word - 2 Kings 18:4
· BSB · 1 occurrence
He 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.
Read word by word - 2 Kings 23:14
· BSB · 1 occurrence
He smashed the sacred pillars to pieces, cut down the Asherah poles, and covered the sites with human bones.
Read word by word - 2 Chronicles 14:3
· BSB · 1 occurrence
He removed the foreign altars and high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and chopped down the Asherah poles.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 14.2
- 2 Chronicles 31:1
· BSB · 1 occurrence
When 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.
Read word by word - Isaiah 19:19
· BSB · 1 occurrence
In that day there will be an altar to the LORD in the center of the land of Egypt, and a pillar to the LORD near her border.
Read word by word - Jeremiah 43:13
· BSB · 1 occurrence
He will demolish the sacred pillars of the temple of the sun in the land of Egypt, and he will burn down the temples of the gods of Egypt.’”
Read word by word - Ezekiel 26:11
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The hooves of his horses will trample all your streets. He will slaughter your people with the sword, and your mighty pillars will fall to the ground.
Read word by word - Hosea 3:4
· BSB · 1 occurrence
For the Israelites must live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, and without ephod or idol.
Read word by word - Hosea 10:1
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Israel 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.
Read word by word - Hosea 10:2
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Their hearts are devious; now they must bear their guilt. The LORD will break down their altars and demolish their sacred pillars.
Read word by word - Micah 5:13
· BSB · 1 occurrence
I will also cut off the carved images and sacred pillars from among you, so that you will no longer bow down to the work of your own hands.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 5.12