מַצֶּבֶת
matstsebeth · mats-tseh'-beth
something stationary, i.e. a monumental stone; also the stock of atree
Lexicon
Derivation: from H5324 (נָצַב);
something stationary, i.e. a monumental stone; also the stock of atree
- something stationary, i.e. a monumental stone
- also, the stock of atree
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: pillar, substance.
Letters
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- צTsade90
Picture: a person lying on their side (or a fish hook)
- Concrete
- hook · trail · side · a man bowed
- Extended
- to hunt · to pursue · need · righteousness as a straight path
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
water, chaos, the mighty deep › to pursue the straight path › the house, what is within › the mark, the covenant sign
Water, chaos, the mighty deep that works to pursue the straight path of the house, what is within of the mark, the covenant sign.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of מַצֶּבֶת above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
6 occurrences · 6 OT · 0 NT · 5 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- with him, even a pillar1 · 17%
- that is the pillar1 · 17%
- for himself a pillar1 · 17%
- the pillar1 · 17%
- whose substance1 · 17%
- shall be the substance1 · 17%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.