BDB5449

I. מַתָּנָה noun feminine gift; — absolute ׳ מ Num 18:6 + 4 t.; construct מַתְּנַת Deut 16:17 plural מַתָּנֹת Gen 25:6 +, construct מַתְּנֹת Exod 28:38, suffix מַתְּנֹתֵיכֶם Ezek 20:31 +, etc.; — gift, Gen 25:6 ( J ) Ezek 46:16; Ezek 46:17; 2Chr 21:3 offerings to ׳ י Exod 28:38 ( מַתְּנֹת קָדְשֵׁיכֶם), Lev 23:38 (distinguished from נֶדֶר and נְדָבָה), Lev 18:29 (compare מַתָּנָם Lev 18:11 — all P ); rejected (idolatrous) offerings Ezek 20:26; Ezek 20:31; Ezek 20:39 אִישׁ כְּמַתְּנַת יָדוֺ Deut 16:17 each man according to the gift of his hand, i.e. according to his ability; compare בָאָדָם ׳ לָקַחְתָּ מ Ps 68:19 thou (׳ י) hast received gifts among men (i.e. either tribute gained by battle, compare Che, or the offerings of those who turn to ׳ י Hup-Now; > gifts consisting of men JDMich Hengst Bö Ew DeW); ׳ מ used of Levites, as God's gift to Aaron and his sons, Num 18:6, whose priesthood is ׳ עֲבֹדַת מ Num 18:7, i.e. a service which is a gift from God; מַתָּנוֺת לָאֶבְיֹנִים Esth 9:22 gifts to the poor; = bribe Prov 15:27; Eccl 7:7.