What does מִזְבֵּחַ · מַצֵּבָה · אֲשֵׁרָה mean in the Bible?
מִזְבֵּחַ · מַצֵּבָה · אֲשֵׁרָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "altar, pillar, Asherah cult object".
Hebrew · H4196, H4676, H842
מִזְבֵּחַ / מַצֵּבָה / אֲשֵׁרָה
An altar · something stationed , i.e. a column or (memorial stone); by analogy, an idol · Asherah, a Canaanite goddess; also a cultic Asherah pole or sacred wooden object
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מִזְבֵּחַ H4196 an altar
Pronunciation mizbeach
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מַצֵּבָה H4676 something stationed , i.e. a column or (memorial stone); by analogy, an idol
Pronunciation maṣēbāh
Physical monument that marks a sacred place or commemorates a covenant; often polemically associated with idolatry
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אֲשֵׁרָה H842 Asherah, a Canaanite goddess; also a cultic Asherah pole or sacred wooden object
Pronunciation ʾăšērāh
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What does מִזְבֵּחַ / מַצֵּבָה / אֲשֵׁרָה (mizbeach / matsevah / asherah) mean in the Bible?
מִזְבֵּחַ · מַצֵּבָה · אֲשֵׁרָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "altar, pillar, Asherah cult object".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H4196, H4676, H842?
H4196, H4676, H842 is connected to 475 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. altar, pillar, Asherah cult object
Strong's H4196, H4676, H842
Lexical occurrences 475 verses Source Gloss
altar, pillar, Asherah cult object
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מִזְבֵּחַ / מַצֵּבָה / אֲשֵׁרָה is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain