4982. Mattenay
Berean Strong's Lexicon
Mattenay: Mattenai

Original Word: מַתְּנַי
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Mattenay
Pronunciation: mat-teh-nah'-ee
Phonetic Spelling: (mat-ten-ah'ee)
Definition: Mattenai
Meaning: Mattenai

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root מַתָּן (mattan), meaning "gift."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Mattenai in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a Hebrew proper name. However, the concept of a "gift" is captured in Greek by the word δῶρον (dōron, Strong's Greek 1435), meaning "gift" or "offering."

Usage: Mattenai is a proper noun used as a personal name in the Hebrew Bible. The name Mattenai means "gift of Yahweh" or "Yahweh's gift," reflecting the common biblical theme of children or individuals being seen as gifts from God.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, names were often given to reflect circumstances of birth, parental hopes, or divine attributes. The name Mattenai, meaning "gift of Yahweh," would have been a testament to the parents' gratitude to God for the child. Names bearing the element "Yah" or "Yahu" (short for Yahweh) were common, indicating the religious devotion of the family.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from nathan
Definition
an Isr. priest, also two Isr.
NASB Translation
Mattenai (3).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
מַתְּנַי proper name, masculine (abbreviated from foregoing); — ᵐ5 Μαθ(θ)ανια, Μαθθαναι; —

1 a priest Nehemiah 12:19.

2 name of two who took strange wives:

a. Ezra 10:33.

b. Ezra 10:37.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Mattenai

From mattan; liberal; Mattenai, the name of three Israelites -- Mattenai.

see HEBREW mattan

Forms and Transliterations
מַתְּנַ֔י מַתְּנַ֖י מַתְּנַ֤י מתני mat·tə·nay matteNai mattənay
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Englishman's Concordance
Ezra 10:33
HEB: מִבְּנֵ֖י חָשֻׁ֑ם מַתְּנַ֤י מַתַּתָּה֙ זָבָ֣ד
NAS: of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah,
KJV: of Hashum; Mattenai, Mattathah,
INT: of the sons of Hashum Mattenai Mattattah Zabad

Ezra 10:37
HEB: מַתַּנְיָ֥ה מַתְּנַ֖י [וְיַעֲשֹׂו כ]
NAS: Mattaniah, Mattenai, Jaasu,
KJV: Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasau,
INT: Mattaniah Mattenai Jaasu

Nehemiah 12:19
HEB: וּלְיוֹיָרִ֣יב מַתְּנַ֔י לִֽידַֽעְיָ֖ה עֻזִּֽי׃
NAS: of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah,
KJV: And of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah,
INT: Joiarib Mattenai of Jedaiah Uzzi

3 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4982
3 Occurrences


mat·tə·nay — 3 Occ.
















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