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H4977 מַתָּן (Mattân) mat-tawn'

Hebrew
Noun (Masculine)
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Quick Definition

Mattan

Biblical Persons & Places

Mattan Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.11.18; only referred to as Mattan (מַתָּן).
Mattan Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Jer.38.1; only referred to as Mattan (מַתָּן); father of Shephatiah.

Strong's Definition

Mattan, the name of a priest of Baal, and of an Israelite

Derivation: the same as H4976 (מַתָּן);

KJV Usage: Mattan.

Outline of Biblical Usage

Mattan = "a gift"
1) a priest of Baal in Jerusalem in the time of Athaliah
2) father of Shephatiah in the time of Jeremiah

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

מַתָּן (mat.tan) — Mattan. A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.11.18 § Mattan = "a gift" 1) a priest of Baal in Jerusalem in the time of Athaliah 2) father of Shephatiah in the time of Jeremiah

מַתָּן (mat.tan) — Mattan. A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Jer.38.1; father of: Shephatiah (H8203O) § Mattan = "a gift" 1) a priest of Baal in Jerusalem in the time of Athaliah 2) father of Shephatiah in the time of Jeremiah

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

noun m · נתן

Objects | ≈ שֹׁחַד

gift, present = object given to someone else

GEN 34:12 · NUM 18:11 · PRO 18:16 · PRO 19:6 · PRO 21:14

name · נתן

Names of People

Mattan = man; ◄ priest of Baal; time of king Jehoash

2KI 11:18 · 2CH 23:17

Names of People

Mattan = man; father of Shephatiah, official, time of king Zedekiah

JER 38:1

Reinier de Blois

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

מַתָּן n.pr.m. priest of Baal at Jerusalem

father of Shephatiah, in Judah

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Bible Occurrences (3)

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