מַצֵּבָה

n.f. pillar, maṣṣēbā, stump; on this v. also Lagrange Études Bibl. 197 ff. and review by BauZMG lvii (1903), 830; also GFMEB massebah Sta Bib. Theol. i. § 55 OC WhitehouseHastDB pillar—abs. מַצֵּבָה Ho 3:4 +, מַצֶּ֫בֶת 2 S 18:18a (read הַמּ׳ 𝔊 Dr Bu Kit), v 18b Is 6:13, cstr. מַצְּבַת 2 K 3:2; 10:27, מַצֶּ֫בֶת Gn 35:14, 20; sf. מַצַּבְתָּהּ Is 6:13; pl. abs. מַצֵּבוֹת 1 K 14:23, cstr. מַצְּבוֹת 2 K 10:26, etc.;— pillar, as monument, personal memorial 2 S 18:18(×2). a stone, set up (שׂים, הציב), and anointed as memorial of divine appearance Gn 28:18, 22; 31:13 (all E), 35:14(×2) (J); so also 33:20 (E), where ins. מ׳, or read מ׳ for MT מִזְבֵּחַ (We Di NowArch. ii. 18), set up (שׂים, הרים, חציב), in token of an agreement 31:45, 51, 52(×2) (all E); over grave 35:20(×2) (E). especially of sacred stones or pillars in connexion with altar, erected (בנה) by Moses Ex 24:4 (E; 12 pillars), Ho 3:4; 10:1, 2 Is 19:19; conj. also 2 K 12:10 for MT מִזְבֵּחַ Sta ZAW v (1885), 296 NowArch. l.c., but dub., v. Benzad loc.; (usually + אֲשֵׁרִים etc.): of Canaanites Ex 23:24 (E), 34:13 (J), Dt 7:5; 12:3, cf. מ׳ הַבַּעַל 2 K 3:2; 10:26, 27; Tyre, מ׳ עֻזֵּךְ, Ez 26:11, of obelisks of Heliopolis in Egypt Je 43:13; condemned for Isr. by Deut. code, and Deut. redaction of K: Dt 16:22; 1 K 14:23; 2 K 17:10; 18:4; 23:14;, 2 Ch 14:2; 31:1; cf. Mi 5:12; Lv 26:1 (H).—On maṣṣēbā v. further NowArch. ii. 18 f. BenzArch. 380 f. Dr Dt. 16:21 f. WeSkizzen iii. 99, 165 RSSem. i. 184 ff. 437 f.; 2d ed. 204 ff. 456 f.; K. 50.—Ju 9:6 v. [נָצַב] Hoph. stock, stump of tree Is 6:13a (in sim.), so v 13b (fig.; but prob. del. as gloss).