Quick Definition
tribe: rod
Strong's Definition
a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance), or walking (a staff; figuratively, a support of life, e.g. bread)
Derivation: or (feminine) מַטָּה; from H5186 (נָטָה);
KJV Usage: rod, staff, tribe.
TWOT Reference: 1352b
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) staff, branch, tribe
1a) staff, rod, shaft
1b) branch (of vine)
1c) tribe
1c1) company led by chief with staff (originally)
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
: rod/staff
1) staff, branch, tribe
1a) staff, rod, shaft
1b) branch (of vine)
1c) tribe
1c1) company led by chief with staff (originally)
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
מַטָּה / מַטֶּה
maṭṭeh / maṭṭâh
BDB Definition:
1) staff, branch, tribe
1a) staff, rod, shaft
1b) branch (of vine)
1c) tribe
1c1) company led by chief with staff (originally)
Part of Speech: noun masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H5186
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1352b
Total KJV Occurrences: 248
Bible Occurrences (205)
1:4
1:16
1:21
1:23
1:25
1:27
1:29
1:31
1:33
1:35
1:37
1:39
1:41
1:43
1:47
1:49
2:5
2:7
2:12
2:14
2:20
2:22
2:27
2:29
3:6
7:2
7:12
10:15
10:16
10:19
10:20
10:23
10:24
10:26
10:27
13:2
13:4
13:5
13:6
13:7
13:8
13:9
13:10
13:11
13:12
13:13
13:14
13:15
17:2
17:3
17:5
17:6
17:7
17:8
17:9
17:10
18:2
20:8
20:9
20:11
26:55
30:1
31:4
31:5
31:6
32:28
33:54
34:13
34:14
34:15
34:18
34:19
34:20
34:21
34:22
34:23
34:24
34:25
34:26
34:27
34:28
36:3
36:4
36:5
36:6
36:7
36:8
36:9
36:12