Lexical Definition

‎מָצוּק‎ mâtsûwq (maw-tsook') pillar ^H:N-M
or מָצֻק mâtsuq (maw-tsook'); from ‎צוּק‎

pillar, situate.

• something narrow, i.e. a column or hilltop

1) molten support, pillar, column

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[‎מָצוּק‎] noun masculine molten support, pillar; — plural construct ‎מְצֻקֵי אֶרֶץ‎ 1Sam 2:8 the supports of the earth are ‎׳‎‎י‎'s; — ‎מָצוּק‎ 1Sam 14:5 ('as a pillar,' 'steep,' etc.) is difficult (compare HPS); strike out with ᵐ5 Th Dr Bu.

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