CAL: mṣb

←

mṣb n.m. stele

√ nṣb vb.

stele -> image of deity -> relief

Palmyrene

PAT1089:1.2↗ mṣbˀ dnh nṣb b[rˁ]th br lwqymṣbˀ dnh nṣb b[rˁ]th br lwqyמצבא דנה נצב ב[רע]תה בר לוקי‏ܡܨܒܐ ܕܢܗ ܢܨܒ ܒ‍[‍ܪܥ‍]‍ܬܗ ܒܪ ܠܘܩܝ‏ܡܨܒܐ ܕܢܗ ܢܨܒ ܒ‍[‍ܪܥ‍]‍ܬܗ ܒܪ ܠܘܩܝ‏ : PN erected this relief [on a bilingual relief --not a stela-- of Baalshamain; the Greek parallel has ανδριαντα] ; PAT1099:1.2↗ yrḥbwl ˀlhˀ ṭbˀ mṣbˀ dy ˁynˀyrḥbwl ˀlhˀ ṭbˀ mṣbˀ dy ˁynˀירחבול אלהא טבא מצבא די עינא‏ܝܪܚܒܘܠ ܐܠܗܐ ܛܒܐ ܡܨܒܐ ܕܝ ܥܝܢܐ‏ܝܪܚܒܘܠ ܐܠܗܐ ܛܒܐ ܡܨܒܐ ܕܝ ܥܝܢܐ‏ : Yarhibol the good god, idol of the spring

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a sacred stone without such an image

Nabatean

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For the Nabataean usage as sacred stone representing divinity but without an image see DNWSI.
TN Num 20:5 cited by DJPA as the sole example of this word is JPA must be understood rather as a peal infinitive in a corrupted context, to judge by the parallel targumic texts.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 324bDNWSI: 675DCPA[Schulthess]: [127]