מָצוּק
matsuk · pillar
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H4690 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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matsuk (מָצוּק) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “pillar”.
Column that holds something up; a rare word.
How to say it
ma·tsuk
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- A firm support that holds something up; also, a rock that stands up like a column.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- pillars ×1
- rose like a pillar ×1
Where it appears
- 1 Samuel 2:8
He raises the poor from the dust; from the ash heap he lifts the needy, to make them sit with nobles, and he makes them inherit a throne of glory. For the pillars of the earth are YHWH’s, and on them he has set the world.
- 1 Samuel 14:5
The one tooth rose like a pillar on the north, in front of Michmash, and the other on the south, in front of Geba.