1) pillar, mastaba, stump

1a) pillar

1a1) as monument, personal memorial

1a2) with an altar

1b) (Hoph) stock, stump (of tree)

Root √נצב: נָצַב vb Niph take one's stand stand Niph station oneself take one's stand . for definite purpose stand be stationed =(by appointment, or in fulfillment of duty) take an upright position stand , be stationed appointed =over deputy prefect appointed deputed Pt. as subst.=(as,) stand firm . Hiph station set , set up erect ,pillar cause to stand erect , waters fix establish ,boundary . Hoph fixed determined .

מַצֵּבָה מַצֶּ֫בֶת n.f pillar maṣṣēbā stump .