4678. matstsebeth
Berean Strong's Lexicon
matstsebeth: Pillar, Monument, Memorial Stone

Original Word: מַצֵּבֶת
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: matstsebeth
Pronunciation: mats-tseh'-beth
Phonetic Spelling: (mats-tseh'-beth)
Definition: Pillar, Monument, Memorial Stone
Meaning: something stationary, a monumental stone, the stock of a, tree

Word Origin: Derived from the root נָצַב (natsab), meaning "to stand" or "to set up."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "matstsebeth," the concept of a memorial or monument can be related to Greek terms like μνημεῖον (mnēmeion), meaning "memorial" or "tomb."

Usage: The term "matstsebeth" refers to a physical structure, often a stone or pillar, set up as a monument or memorial. In the biblical context, these structures were typically erected to commemorate significant events, divine encounters, or covenants. They served as tangible reminders of God's intervention, promises, or the faithfulness of His people.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Near Eastern cultures, erecting pillars or monuments was a common practice to mark significant events or places. These structures were often inscribed with details of the event or the deity being honored. In the Hebrew Bible, matstsebeth is used to describe memorial stones set up by the patriarchs, such as Jacob, who erected a stone at Bethel to commemorate his vision of the ladder reaching to heaven (Genesis 28:18). These stones were not objects of worship but served as reminders of God's presence and promises.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
the same as matstsebah, q.v.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
pillar, substance

From natsab; something stationary, i.e. A monumental stone; also the stock of a tree -- pillar, substance.

see HEBREW natsab

Forms and Transliterations
לַמַּצֶּ֙בֶת֙ למצבת מַצֶּ֙בֶת֙ מַצֶּ֣בֶת מַצֶּ֥בֶת מַצַּבְתָּֽהּ׃ מצבת מצבתה׃ lam·maṣ·ṣe·ḇeṯ lammaṣṣeḇeṯ lammatzTzevet maṣ·ṣaḇ·tāh maṣ·ṣe·ḇeṯ maṣṣaḇtāh maṣṣeḇeṯ matztzavTah matzTzevet
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Englishman's Concordance
Genesis 35:14
HEB: דִּבֶּ֥ר אִתּ֖וֹ מַצֶּ֣בֶת אָ֑בֶן וַיַּסֵּ֤ךְ
KJV: where he talked with him, [even] a pillar of stone:
INT: had spoken with him a pillar of stone poured

Genesis 35:20
HEB: קְבֻרָתָ֑הּ הִ֛וא מַצֶּ֥בֶת קְבֻרַֽת־ רָחֵ֖ל
KJV: upon her grave: that [is] the pillar of Rachel's
INT: her grave he that the pillar grave of Rachel's

2 Samuel 18:18
HEB: ק) אֶת־ מַצֶּ֙בֶת֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּעֵֽמֶק־
KJV: and reared up for himself a pillar, which [is] in the king's
INT: and set age A pillar which Valley

2 Samuel 18:18
HEB: שְׁמִ֑י וַיִּקְרָ֤א לַמַּצֶּ֙בֶת֙ עַל־ שְׁמ֔וֹ
KJV: and he called the pillar after his own name:
INT: my name named the pillar after name

Isaiah 6:13
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֤ר בְּשַׁלֶּ֙כֶת֙ מַצֶּ֣בֶת בָּ֔ם זֶ֥רַע
KJV: and as an oak, whose substance [is] in them, when they cast
INT: Whose is felled substance seed the holy

Isaiah 6:13
HEB: זֶ֥רַע קֹ֖דֶשׁ מַצַּבְתָּֽהּ׃ פ
KJV: seed [shall be] the substance thereof.
INT: seed the holy the substance

6 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4678
6 Occurrences


lam·maṣ·ṣe·ḇeṯ — 1 Occ.
maṣ·ṣaḇ·tāh — 1 Occ.
maṣ·ṣe·ḇeṯ — 4 Occ.
















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