The meaning of “מַצֵּבָה”
Understanding matstsêbâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
feminine (causatively) participle of נָצַב garrison, (standing) image, pillar. - something stationed, i.e. a column or (...
מַצֵּבָה
feminine (causatively) participle of נָצַב garrison, (standing) image, pillar. - something stationed, i.e. a column or (memorial stone) - by analogy, an idol 1) pillar, mastaba, stump 1a) pillar 1a1) as monument, personal memorial 1a2) with an altar 1b)(Hoph) stock, stump (of tree)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 31:51 | “And Laban said to Jacob, Behold this heap, and behold this pillar, which I have cast betwixt me and thee;” Word: מַצֵּבָה (matstsêbâh) | |
| Leviticus 26:1 | “Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the Lord your God.” Word: מַצֵּבָה (matstsêbâh) | |
| 1 Kings 14:23 | “For they also built them high places, and images, and groves, on every high hill, and under every green tree.” Word: מַצֵּבָה (matstsêbâh) | |
| 2 Chronicles 31:1 | “Now when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and brake the images in pieces, and cut down the groves, and threw down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities.” Word: מַצֵּבָה (matstsêbâh) | |
| Jeremiah 43:13 | “He shall break also the images of Beth–shemesh, that is in the land of Egypt; and the houses of the gods of the Egyptians shall he burn with fire. ” Word: מַצֵּבָה (matstsêbâh) |
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