Strong's Concordance/Hebrew/H4676

Strong's H4676 · Hebrew

מַצֵּבָה

matstsêbâh · /mats-tsay-baw'/

Number
H4676
Language
Hebrew
Original word
מַצֵּבָה
Transliteration
matstsêbâh
Pronunciation
mats-tsay-baw'
KJV occurrences
24 verses

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.

images10×
pillar9×
image4×
pillars2×

Every occurrence (KJV)

24 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

Genesis8 verses
Genesis 28:18

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 28:22

And 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 31:13

I 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 31:45

And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar.

Genesis 31:51

And Laban said to Jacob, Behold this heap, and behold this pillar, which I have cast betwixt me and thee;

Genesis 31:52

This 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 35:14

And 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 35:20

And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave: that is the pillar of Rachel's grave unto this day.

Exodus3 verses
Leviticus1 verse
Deuteronomy3 verses
1 Kings1 verse
2 Kings6 verses
2 Kings 3:2

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 10:26

And they brought forth the images out of the house of Baal, and burned them. images: Heb. statues

2 Kings 10:27

And 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 17:10

And they set them up images and groves in every high hill, and under every green tree: images: Heb. statues

2 Kings 18:4

He 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 23:14

And 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

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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);