Lectionary Calendar
Thursday, November 30th, 2023
the Week of Christ the King / Proper 29 / Ordinary 34
the Week of Christ the King / Proper 29 / Ordinary 34
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Bible Lexicons
Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary Hebrew Lexicon
Strong's #4977 - מַתָּן
Transliteration
Mattân
Phonetics
mat-tawn'
Origin
the same as (H4976)
Parts of Speech
Proper Name Masculine
TWOT
None
Definition
- Brown-Driver-Briggs
- Strong
Brown-Driver-Briggs'
Mattan = “a gift”
1) a priest of Baal in Jerusalem in the time of Athaliah
2) father of Shephatiah in the time of Jeremiah
Frequency Lists
- Book
- Word
Verse Results

KJV (3)
2 Kings
1
2 Chronicles
1
Jeremiah
1
NAS (3)
2 Kings
1
2 Chronicles
1
Jeremiah
1
HCS (3)
2 Kings
1
2 Chronicles
1
Jeremiah
1
BSB (3)
2 Kings
1
2 Chronicles
1
Jeremiah
1
ESV (3)
2 Kings
1
2 Chronicles
1
Jeremiah
1
WEB (3)
2 Kings
1
2 Chronicles
1
Jeremiah
1
Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition
II. מַתָּן proper name, masculine 1. priest of Baal at Jerusalem 2 Kings 11:18 2 Chronicles 23:17; ᵐ5 Μαγθαν, Ματθαν, ᵐ5 L Ματθαν.
2 father of Shephatiah, in Judah Jeremiah 38:1; ᵐ5 Ναθαν, Μαθθα.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com
Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition
מַתָּן m. (from the root נָתַן, with Kametz impure)
(1) a gift, Genesis 34:12. אִישׁ מַתָּן a bountiful, liberal person, Proverbs 19:6.
(2) [Mattan], pr.n.
(a) of a priest of Baal, 2 Kings 11:18; 2 Chronicles 23:17.
(b) Jeremiah 38:1.
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List of Word Forms
מַתָּ֗ן מַתָּן֙ מתן mat·tān matTan mattān