מַצֶּבֶת
mats.tse.vet
“pillar”
Definition
something stationary, i.e. a monumental stone; also the stock of atree
from H5324 (נָצַב);
- pillar, mastaba, stump 1a) pillar 1a1) as monument, personal memorial 1a2) with an altar 1b) (Hoph) stock, stump (of tree)
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Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
H:N-F
H:N-F
Occurrences
מַצֶּבֶת appears 4 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
During his lifetime, Absalom had set up for himself a pillar in the King’s Valley, for he had said, “I have no son to preserve the memory of my name.” So he gave the pillar his name, and to this day it is called Absalom’s Monument.
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.
Jacob set up a pillar on her grave; it marks Rachel’s tomb to this day.
And though a tenth remains in the land,it will be burned again.As the terebinth and oak leave stumps when felled,so the holy seed will be a stump in the land.”
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