חַמָּן
cham.man (H2553)
pillar
AI Word Study
The Hebrew word "חַמָּן" (cham.man) is a noun that translates to "pillar" according to the lexicon data. It falls under the semantic domain of "Construction & Crafts," indicating its connection to building and architecture. This word appears 8 times in the Hebrew Bible, which suggests that pillars played an important role in ancient Israelite construction. The term "pillar" likely refers to a freestanding vertical column of stone or wood, often used as a structural element or a marker in buildings, monuments, or landscapes. Its significance may lie in the fact that pillars provided support and stability to structures, as well as serving as a means to divide or demarcate spaces. The frequency of its occurrence in the Bible may indicate that pillars were ubiquitous in ancient Israelite architecture. Given its definition and usage as a pillar, it is likely that this word was used to describe both functional and ceremonial aspects of construction in ancient Israel, reflecting the blend of practicality and symbolism in the architecture of their time.
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I will destroy your high places, and cut down your incense altars, and cast your dead bodies upon the bodies of your idols; and my soul will abhor you.
Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the sun images; and the kingdom was quiet before him.
They broke down the altars of the Baals in his presence; and he cut down the incense altars that were on high above them. He broke the Asherah poles, the engraved images, and the molten images in pieces, made dust of them, and scattered it on the graves of those who had sacrificed to them.
He broke down the altars, and beat the Asherah poles and the engraved images into powder, and cut down all the incense altars throughout all the land of Israel, then returned to Jerusalem.
They will not look to the altars, the work of their hands; neither shall they respect that which their fingers have made, either the Asherah poles, or the incense altars.
Therefore by this the iniquity of Jacob will be forgiven, and this is all the fruit of taking away his sin: that he makes all the stones of the altar as chalk stones that are beaten in pieces, so that the Asherah poles and the incense altars shall rise no more.
Your altars will become desolate, and your incense altars will be broken. I will cast down your slain men before your idols.
In all your dwelling places, the cities will be laid waste and the high places will be desolate; that your altars may be laid waste and made desolate, and your idols may be broken and cease, and your incense altars may be cut down, and your works may be abolished.