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מַצָּב H4673

H4673 is the Hebrew word מַצָּב, transliterated matstsâb and said mats-tsawb'. The King James Version most often renders it garrison.

Word: מַצָּבTransliteration: matstsâbSaid: mats-tsawb'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 10 verses

What it means

a fixed spot; figuratively, an office, a military post.

Where it comes from

from H5324 (נָצַב).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 10 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

garrison 6×stood 2×themselves unto the garrison 1×station 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: garrison, station, place where...stood.

Verses using מַצָּב

All 10 verses, quoted in full.

Joshua 4:3 · KJV

And command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of Jordan, out of the place where the priests’ feet stood firm, twelve stones, and ye shall carry them over with you, and leave them in the lodging place, where ye shall lodge this night.

Joshua 4:9 · KJV

And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests which bare the ark of the covenant stood: and they are there unto this day.

1 Samuel 13:23 · KJV

And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the passage of Michmash.

1 Samuel 14:1 · KJV

Now it came to pass upon a day, that Jonathan the son of Saul said unto the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over to the Philistines’ garrison, that is on the other side. But he told not his father.

1 Samuel 14:4 · KJV

And between the passages, by which Jonathan sought to go over unto the Philistines’ garrison, there was a sharp rock on the one side, and a sharp rock on the other side: and the name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh.

1 Samuel 14:6 · KJV

And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that the LORD will work for us: for there is no restraint to the LORD to save by many or by few.

1 Samuel 14:11 · KJV

And both of them discovered themselves unto the garrison of the Philistines: and the Philistines said, Behold, the Hebrews come forth out of the holes where they had hid themselves.

1 Samuel 14:15 · KJV

And there was trembling in the host, in the field, and among all the people: the garrison, and the spoilers, they also trembled, and the earth quaked: so it was a very great trembling.

2 Samuel 23:14 · KJV

And David was then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.

Isaiah 22:19 · KJV

And I will drive thee from thy station, and from thy state shall he pull thee down.

Common questions

What does Strong's H4673 mean?

H4673 is the Hebrew word מַצָּב (matstsâb), meaning a fixed spot; figuratively, an office, a military post.

How is H4673 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it garrison (6 times), stood (2 times), themselves unto the garrison (1 time), station (1 time).

How many times does H4673 appear in the Bible?

מַצָּב (matstsâb) is tagged in 10 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H4673 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H5324 (נָצַב).

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