Strong's Lexicon

H4291

H4291 — מְטָא מְטָה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

AramaicmtaverbOccurrences: 8TWOT: 2825

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H4291
Word:	מְטָא מְטָה
Part of Speech:	verb
Etymology:	apparently corresponding to H4672 in the intransitive sense of being found present
Language:	Aramaic
Occurrences:	8
Transliteration:	mta
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	met-aw' ((Aramaic) or mtah (Aramaic) {met-aw'}) v.
Meaning:	1. to arrive, extend or happen
KJV Renderings:	come, reach.

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מְטָא, מְטָה verb reach, attain (Targam id., Syriac [untranscribed source text 6071], compare Christian-Palestinian Aramaic Schulth^{Lex.
108}; Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 6072] Arabic [untranscribed source text 6073] (for [untranscribed source text 6074]) Nö^{ZMG xl (1886), 736}; distinct from Biblical Hebrew מָצָא , etc., q. v.); —

Pe`al Perfect 3 masculine singular מְטָא Dan 4:25, ָ ה Dan 7:13; Dan 7:22 3 feminine singular מְטַת Dan 4:19, מְטָת v.Dan 4:21 Qr ( Kt , erroneous, מטית K^{§ 47, Beisp. 1}) a)); 3 masculine plural מְטוֺ Dan 6:25 Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִמְטֵא Dan 4:8; Dan 4:17 —

a. reach, come to Dan 6:25 ( ל location); come unto, as far as Dan 7:13 (עַד person); absolute arrive Dan 7:22 (of time; ᵐ5 ἐδόθη; see Nes^{MM 41} who compare Arabic [untranscribed source text 6075] IV. give).

b. reach, extend, ל location Dan 4:8; Dan 4:17; Dan 4:19.

2. with עַל person come upon, befall Dan 4:21; Dan 4:25.

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke