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מַצֶּבֶת H4678
H4678 is the Hebrew word מַצֶּבֶת, transliterated matstsebeth and said mats-tseh'-beth. The King James Version most often renders it pillar.
What it means
something stationary, i.e. a monumental stone; also the stock of atree.
Where it comes from
from H5324 (נָצַב).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 5 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: pillar, substance.
Verses using מַצֶּבֶת
All 4 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 35:14 · KJV
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 · KJV
And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave: that is the pillar of Rachel’s grave unto this day.
2 Samuel 18:18 · KJV
Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself a pillar, which is in the king’s dale: for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance: and he called the pillar after his own name: and it is called unto this day, Absalom’s place.
Isaiah 6:13 · KJV
But yet in it shall be a tenth, and it shall return, and shall be eaten: as a teil tree, and as an oak, whose substance is in them, when they cast their leaves: so the holy seed shall be the substance thereof.
Common questions
What does Strong's H4678 mean?
H4678 is the Hebrew word מַצֶּבֶת (matstsebeth), meaning something stationary, i.e. a monumental stone; also the stock of atree.
How is H4678 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it pillar (2 times), even a pillar (1 time), himself a pillar (1 time), whose substance (1 time).
How many times does H4678 appear in the Bible?
מַצֶּבֶת (matstsebeth) is tagged in 4 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H4678 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H5324 (נָצַב).
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