Mâtsûwq — H4690
H4690 · Hebrew — מצוק
Pronunciation: maw-tsook'
Other spellings: mâtsuq מָצֻק
Definition
masculine noun
something narrow, i.e. a column or hilltop
- molten support, pillar, column
Usually translated as
pillar, situate
Origin
or mâtsuq; from H6693
Occurrences
Mâtsûwq occurs 1 time in the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Samuel (1)
- 1 Samuel 2:8 — He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars (מְצֻ֣קֵי) of the earth are the LORD’s, and he hath set the world upon them.
Strong's Lexicon — M