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maṣṣēvā מַצֵּבָה ‘pillar’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: feminine participle of nāṣav נָצַב ‘to stand’ (causatively )
Roots: נצב

maṣṣēvā n, f
1) pillar, mastaba, stump
 1a) pillar
  1a1) as monument, personal memorial
  1a2) with an altar
 1b)(Hoph) stock, stump (of tree)

Mentioned in Genesis 28:18, 28:22, 31:45, 35:14, 31:13, 31:52, 31:51, 35:20 Exodus 23:24, 34:13, 24:4 Codex Leviticus 26:1 Deuteronomy 12:3, 16:22, 7:5 1 Kings 14:23 2 Kings 3:2, 23:14, 18:4, 17:10, 10:26, 10:27 Isaiah 19:19 Jeremiah 43:13 Ezekiel 26:11 Hosea 3:4, 10:1, 10:2 Micah 5:12 2 Chronicles 31:1, 14:2

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