Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
station
Usage: 1) station, garrison, standing-place 1a) standing-place (of feet) 1b) station, office, position 1c) garrison, post, outpost
Strong's Number
H4673
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
10
Books
4
Strong's H4673 Quick Answer
Strong's H4673 מַצָּב (matstsab) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. matstsab (mats-tsawb') n-m. 1. a fixed spot 2. (figuratively) an office, a military post It has 10 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include garrison, place, and station. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- matstsab (mats-tsawb') n-m. 1. a fixed spot 2. (figuratively) an office, a military post
- Usage
- 10 linked usages
- Books
- 4 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- garrison, place, and station
Meaning and Definition
matstsab (mats-tsawb') n-m. 1. a fixed spot 2. (figuratively) an office, a military post [from H5324] KJV: garrison, station, place where...stood. Root(s): H5324
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4673. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H4673 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render matstsab, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
How Strong's H4673 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 10 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H4673 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H4673 in the Old Testament
10 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of Jordan, out of the place where the priests' feet stood firm, twelve stones, and ye shall carry them over with you, and leave them in the lodging place, where ye shall lodge this night.
And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests which bare the ark of the covenant stood: and they are there unto this day.
And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the passage of Michmash.
Usage Excerpts
First 10 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4673.
And command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of Jordan, out of the place where the priests' feet stood firm, twelve stones, and ye shall carry them over with you, and leave them in the lodging place, where ye shall lodge this night.
And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests which bare the ark of the covenant stood: and they are there unto this day.
And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the passage of Michmash.
Now it came to pass upon a day, that Jonathan the son of Saul said unto the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over to the Philistines' garrison, that is on the other side. But he told not his father.
And between the passages, by which Jonathan sought to go over unto the Philistines' garrison, there was a sharp rock on the one side, and a sharp rock on the other side: and the name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh.
And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that the LORD will work for us: for there is no restraint to the LORD to save by many or by few.
And both of them discovered themselves unto the garrison of the Philistines: and the Philistines said, Behold, the Hebrews come forth out of the holes where they had hid themselves.
And there was trembling in the host, in the field, and among all the people: the garrison, and the spoilers, they also trembled, and the earth quaked: so it was a very great trembling.
And David was then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem.
And I will drive thee from thy station, and from thy state shall he pull thee down.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4673, grouped by book.
Joshua 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Samuel 6 usages, Old Testament
2 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H4673 FAQ
What does matstsab (מַצָּב) mean?
Matstsab (Strong's H4673) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "garrison". matstsab (mats-tsawb') n-m. 1. a fixed spot 2. (figuratively) an office, a military post
How many times is matstsab (מַצָּב) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 10 linked usages for Strong's H4673 across 4 books.
Where can I study matstsab (מַצָּב) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4673 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate matstsab (מַצָּב)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as garrison, place, and station. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.