Strong's Lexicon

H4983

H4983 — מַתּתַּניָה מַתּתַּניָהוּ

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

HebrewMattanyahnameOccurrences: 16

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H4983
Word:	מַתּתַּניָה מַתּתַּניָהוּ
Part of Speech:	name
Etymology:	from H4976 and H3050
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	16
Transliteration:	Mattanyah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	mat-tan-yaw' (or Mattanyahuw {mat-tan-yaw'-hoo}) n/p.
Meaning:	1. gift of Jah 2. Mattanjah, the name of ten Israelites
KJV Renderings:	Mattaniah.

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BDB5452

מַתַּנְיָ֫הוּ, מַתַּנְיָה proper name, masculine (compare Gray^{Prop. N. 294, No. 82} ); — ᵐ5 Μαθθας, Μανθανιας, Ματθανιας, etc.; —

1. מַתַּנְיָה, last king of Judah, name changed to Zedekiah 2Kgs 24:17.

2. מַתַּנְיָ֫הוּ, Levite name:

a. son of Heman 1Chr 25:4.

b. Asaphite 1Chr 25:16 .

c. id. , 2Chr 29:13 (Hezekiah's time).

3. מַתַּנְיָה, Levite name:

a. Asaphite 1Chr 9:15; Neh 11:17; Neh 11:22; Neh 12:8; Neh 12:35, perhaps = 2 .b., c. (but much confusion and uncertainty; e.g. ׳ מ is of Hezekiah's time 2Chr 29:13, and 4th generation before Nehemiah, Neh 11:12 ; Neh 12:35 while contemporary of Zerubbabel Neh 12:8 and of Nehemiah Neh 11:17).

b. other Levites: (1) 2Chr 20:14 , (2) Neh 12:25, (3) Neh 13:13.

4. מַתַּנְיָה, name of several who took strange wives:

a. Ezra 10:26 .

b. Ezra 10:27 .

c. Ezra 10:30 .

d. Ezra 10:37 .