4992. Mattattah
Berean Strong's Lexicon
Mattattah: Mattattah

Original Word: מַטַּתָּה
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Mattattah
Pronunciation: mat-tat-taw'
Phonetic Spelling: (mat-tat-taw')
Definition: Mattattah
Meaning: Mattattah

Word Origin: Derived from the root נָתַן (natan), meaning "to give."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Mattattah in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a Hebrew proper name. However, names with similar meanings, such as Matthew (Ματθαῖος, Strong's Greek 3156), also derive from the root meaning "gift of God."

Usage: The name Mattattah means "gift of Yahweh" or "gift of Jehovah." It is a proper noun used to identify a specific individual in the genealogies of the Bible.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, names were often given to reflect the character, destiny, or divine purpose of an individual. The name Mattattah, meaning "gift of Yahweh," would have been seen as a testament to the favor and blessing of God upon the family. Names that include a reference to Yahweh were common among the Israelites, reflecting their covenant relationship with God.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from mattath
Definition
an Isr.
NASB Translation
Mattattah (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
מַתַּתָּה proper name, masculine one of those who took foreign wives Ezra 10:33, ᵐ5 Αθα, A ᵐ5L Μαθθαθ(α).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Mattathah

For Mattithyah; gift of Jah; Mattattah, an Israelite -- Mattathah.

see HEBREW Mattithyah

Forms and Transliterations
מַתַּתָּה֙ מתתה mat·tat·tāh mattatTah mattattāh
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Englishman's Concordance
Ezra 10:33
HEB: חָשֻׁ֑ם מַתְּנַ֤י מַתַּתָּה֙ זָבָ֣ד אֱלִיפֶ֔לֶט
NAS: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad,
KJV: Mattenai, Mattathah, Zabad,
INT: of Hashum Mattenai Mattattah Zabad Eliphelet

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 4992
1 Occurrence


mat·tat·tāh — 1 Occ.
















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