Strong's H4676 · Hebrew
מַצֵּבָה
matstsêbâh · /mats-tsay-baw'/
Definition
something stationed, i.e. a column or (memorial stone); by analogy, an idol
KJV: garrison, (standing) image, pillar.
Root / derivation: feminine (causatively) participle of H5324 (נָצַב);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered מַצֵּבָה across 24 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
24 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Genesis8 verses
And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.
Genesis 28:22And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God's house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.
Genesis 31:13I am the God of Bethel, where thou anointedst the pillar, and where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy kindred.
Genesis 31:45And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar.
Genesis 31:51And Laban said to Jacob, Behold this heap, and behold this pillar, which I have cast betwixt me and thee;
Genesis 31:52This heap be witness, and this pillar be witness, that I will not pass over this heap to thee, and that thou shalt not pass over this heap and this pillar unto me, for harm.
Genesis 35:14And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he talked with him, even a pillar of stone: and he poured a drink offering thereon, and he poured oil thereon.
Genesis 35:20And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave: that is the pillar of Rachel's grave unto this day.
Exodus3 verses
Thou shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after their works: but thou shalt utterly overthrow them, and quite break down their images.
Exodus 24:4And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.
Exodus 34:13But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves: images: Heb. statues
Deuteronomy3 verses
But thus shall ye deal with them; ye shall destroy their altars, and break down their images, and cut down their groves, and burn their graven images with fire. their images: Heb. their statues, or, pillars
Deuteronomy 12:3And ye shall overthrow their altars, and break their pillars, and burn their groves with fire; and ye shall hew down the graven images of their gods, and destroy the names of them out of that place. overthrow: Heb. break down
Deuteronomy 16:22Neither shalt thou set thee up any image; which the LORD thy God hateth. image: or, statue, or, pillar
2 Kings6 verses
And he wrought evil in the sight of the LORD; but not like his father, and like his mother: for he put away the image of Baal that his father had made. image: Heb. statue
2 Kings 10:26And they brought forth the images out of the house of Baal, and burned them. images: Heb. statues
2 Kings 10:27And they brake down the image of Baal, and brake down the house of Baal, and made it a draught house unto this day.
2 Kings 17:10And they set them up images and groves in every high hill, and under every green tree: images: Heb. statues
2 Kings 18:4He removed the high places, and brake the images, and cut down the groves, and brake in pieces the brasen serpent that Moses had made: for unto those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it: and he called it Nehushtan. images: Heb. statues Nehushtan: that is, A piece of brass
2 Kings 23:14And he brake in pieces the images, and cut down the groves, and filled their places with the bones of men. images: Heb. statues
2 Chronicles2 verses
For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves: images: Heb. statues
2 Chronicles 31:1Now 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. present: Heb. found images: Heb. statues until: Heb. until to make an end
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H4676 (matstsêbâh) mean?
something stationed, i.e. a column or (memorial stone); by analogy, an idol
How many times does H4676 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H4676 (מַצֵּבָה) appears in 24 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “images.”
How is matstsêbâh translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H4676 is rendered as “images” (10×), “pillar” (9×), “image” (4×), “pillars” (2×).
Where does the Hebrew word מַצֵּבָה come from?
feminine (causatively) participle of H5324 (נָצַב);