מִזְבֵּחַ / מַצֵּבָה / אֲשֵׁרָה
An altar · something stationed , i.e. a column or (memorial stone); by analogy, an idol · Asherah (or Astarte) a Phoenician goddess; also an image of the same
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מִזְבֵּחַ H4196 an altar
מַצֵּבָה H4676 something stationed , i.e. a column or (memorial stone); by analogy, an idol
אֲשֵׁרָה H842 Asherah (or Astarte) a Phoenician goddess; also an image of the same
What does מִזְבֵּחַ / מַצֵּבָה / אֲשֵׁרָה (mizbeach / matsevah / asherah) mean in the Bible?
מִזְבֵּחַ · מַצֵּבָה · אֲשֵׁרָה is a Hebrew word meaning "altar, pillar, Asherah cult object".
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