H4294 - מַטֶּה (maṭṭeh)

H4294 מַטֶּה (maṭṭeh) mat-teh'

Hebrew

Strong's Definition

or (feminine) mattah {mat-taw'}; from 5186; 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)

KJV Usage: rod, staff, tribe

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

מַטֶּה (mat.teh) — tribe: rod. : rod/staff 1) staff, branch, tribe 1a) staff, rod, shaft 1b) branch (of vine) 1c) tribe 1c1) company led by chief with staff (originally)

מַטֶּה (mat.teh) — tribe. : tribe 1) staff, branch, tribe 1a) staff, rod, shaft 1b) branch (of vine) 1c) tribe 1c1) company led by chief with staff (originally)

מַטֶּה (mat.teh) — tribe: arrow. : arrow 1) staff, branch, tribe 1a) staff, rod, shaft 1b) branch (of vine) 1c) tribe 1c1) company led by chief with staff (originally)

מַטֶּה (mat.teh) — tribe: stick. : stick 1) staff, branch, tribe 1a) staff, rod, shaft 1b) branch (of vine) 1c) tribe 1c1) company led by chief with staff (originally)

מַטֶּה (mat.teh) — tribe: supply. : supply 1) staff, branch, tribe 1a) staff, rod, shaft 1b) branch (of vine) 1c) tribe 1c1) company led by chief with staff (originally)

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

מַטֶּה (H4294)

noun m · נטה

Trees

branch = branch of a tree

EZK 19:11 · EZK 19:12 · EZK 19:14 · EZK 19:14

Tools | ≈ אֹופַן עֲגָלָה · גִּלְגַּל עֲגָלָה · חָרוּץ · מַקֵּל · שֵׁבֶט

staff, rod, stick = stick ◄ usually made of wood; ► used for walking or as attribute of a ruler; also used for threshing; ≈ associated with authority and punishment

GEN 38:18 · GEN 38:25 · EXO 4:2 · EXO 4:4 · EXO 4:17 · EXO 4:20 · EXO 7:9 · EXO 7:10 · EXO 7:12 · EXO 7:12 · EXO 7:12 · EXO 7:15 · EXO 7:17 · EXO 7:19 · EXO 7:20 · EXO 8:1 · EXO 8:12 · EXO 8:13 · EXO 9:23 · EXO 10:13 · EXO 14:16 · EXO 17:5 · EXO 17:9 · NUM 17:17 · NUM 17:17 · NUM 17:17 · NUM 17:17 · NUM 17:18 · NUM 17:18 · NUM 17:20 · NUM 17:21 · NUM 17:21 · NUM 17:21 · NUM 17:21 · NUM 17:21 · NUM 17:22 · NUM 17:23 · NUM 17:24 · NUM 17:24 · NUM 17:25 · NUM 20:8 · NUM 20:9 · NUM 20:11 · 1SA 14:27 · 1SA 14:43 · PSA 110:2 · ISA 10:15 · ISA 10:24 · ISA 10:26 · ISA 28:27 · JER 48:17

Food

Collocation: מַטֵּה־לֶחֶם

supply of bread, supply of food literally: wooden stick, used for transporting ring-shaped loaves of bread; hence: = supply of bread and other food items

LEV 26:26 · PSA 105:16 · EZK 4:16 · EZK 5:16 · EZK 14:13

Weapons

arrow = pointed missile, shot from a bow; slender and straight in shape and moving swiftly; ◄ made out of wood and/or iron; ► mainly used for hunting and in warfare

HAB 3:9 · HAB 3:14

People | ≈ שֵׁבֶט

staff > people = nation that oppresses other people

ISA 10:5

Leaders

scepter > ruler literally: staff; hence: = a person with the authority represented by a scepter

MIC 6:9

Chastise

stick > punishment, oppression literally: stick; hence: = process of causing systematic suffering to someone else ◄ as if one were beating someone else with a stick

ISA 9:3 · ISA 14:5 · ISA 30:32 · EZK 7:10 · EZK 7:11 · MIC 6:9

Groups | ≈ שֵׁבֶט

tribe = group of clans united by a common leader

EXO 31:2 · EXO 31:6 · EXO 35:30 · EXO 35:34 · EXO 38:22 · EXO 38:23 · LEV 24:11 · NUM 1:4 · NUM 1:21 · NUM 1:23 · NUM 1:25 · NUM 1:27 · NUM 1:29 · NUM 1:31 · NUM 1:33 · NUM 1:35 · NUM 1:37 · NUM 1:39 · NUM 1:41 · NUM 1:43 · NUM 1:49 · NUM 2:5 · NUM 2:7 · NUM 2:12 · NUM 2:14 · NUM 2:20 · NUM 2:22 · NUM 2:27 · NUM 2:29 · NUM 3:6 · NUM 7:2 · NUM 7:12 · NUM 10:15 · NUM 10:16 · NUM 10:19 · NUM 10:20 · NUM 10:23 · NUM 10:24 · NUM 10:26 · NUM 10:27 · NUM 13:4 · NUM 13:5 · NUM 13:6 · NUM 13:7 · NUM 13:8 · NUM 13:9 · NUM 13:10 · NUM 13:11 · NUM 13:11 · NUM 13:12 · NUM 13:13 · NUM 13:14 · NUM 13:15 · NUM 18:2 · NUM 30:2 · NUM 31:4 · NUM 31:4 · NUM 31:4 · NUM 31:5 · NUM 31:6 · NUM 32:28 · NUM 34:13 · NUM 34:13 · NUM 34:14 · NUM 34:14 · NUM 34:14 · NUM 34:15 · NUM 34:15 · NUM 34:18 · NUM 34:19 · NUM 34:20 · NUM 34:21 · NUM 34:22 · NUM 34:23 · NUM 34:24 · NUM 34:25 · NUM 34:26 · NUM 34:27 · NUM 34:28 · NUM 36:3 · NUM 36:4 · NUM 36:5 · NUM 36:7 · NUM 36:7 · NUM 36:8 · NUM 36:9 · NUM 36:9 · NUM 36:9 · NUM 36:12 · JOS 7:1 · JOS 7:18 · JOS 13:15 · JOS 13:24 · JOS 13:29 · JOS 14:1 · JOS 14:2 · JOS 14:2 · JOS 14:3 · JOS 14:3 · JOS 14:4 · JOS 15:1 · JOS 15:20 · JOS 15:21 · JOS 16:8 · JOS 17:1 · JOS 18:11 · JOS 18:21 · JOS 19:1 · JOS 19:8 · JOS 19:23 · JOS 19:24 · JOS 19:31 · JOS 19:39 · JOS 19:40 · JOS 19:48 · JOS 19:51 · JOS 20:8 · JOS 20:8 · JOS 20:8 · JOS 21:1 · JOS 21:4 · JOS 21:4 · JOS 21:4 · JOS 21:5 · JOS 21:5 · JOS 21:5 · JOS 21:6 · JOS 21:6 · JOS 21:6 · JOS 21:6 · JOS 21:7 · JOS 21:7 · JOS 21:7 · JOS 21:9 · JOS 21:9 · JOS 21:17 · JOS 21:20 · JOS 21:23 · JOS 21:25 · JOS 21:27 · JOS 21:28 · JOS 21:30 · JOS 21:32 · JOS 21:34 · JOS 21:36 · JOS 21:38 · JOS 22:1 · JOS 22:14 · 1KI 7:14 · 1KI 8:1 · 1CH 6:45 · 1CH 6:46 · 1CH 6:46 · 1CH 6:47 · 1CH 6:47 · 1CH 6:47 · 1CH 6:47 · 1CH 6:48 · 1CH 6:48 · 1CH 6:48 · 1CH 6:50 · 1CH 6:50 · 1CH 6:50 · 1CH 6:51 · 1CH 6:55 · 1CH 6:56 · 1CH 6:57 · 1CH 6:59 · 1CH 6:61 · 1CH 6:62 · 1CH 6:63 · 1CH 6:65 · 1CH 12:32 · 2CH 5:2 · MIC 6:9