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maṣṣevet מַצֶּבֶת ‘pillar’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from nāṣav נָצַב ‘to stand’
Roots: נצב

maṣṣevet 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 35:14, 35:20 2 Samuel 18:18 Isaiah 6:13

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