Strong's Lexicon

H4993

H4993 — מַתּתִּתיָה מַתּתִּתיָהוּ

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

HebrewMattithyahnameOccurrences: 8

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H4993
Word:	מַתּתִּתיָה מַתּתִּתיָהוּ
Part of Speech:	name
Etymology:	from H4991 and H3050
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	8
Transliteration:	Mattithyah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	mat-tith-yaw' (or Mattithyahuw {mat-tith-yaw'-hoo}) n/p.
Meaning:	1. gift of Jah 2. Mattithjah, the name of four Israelites
KJV Renderings:	Mattithiah.

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BDB5454

מַתִּתְיָ֫הוּ, מַתִּתְיָה proper name, masculine (compare Gray^{Prop. N. 294, No. 81} ); — ᵐ5 Ματταθιας, etc; —

1. a Levitical musician, מַתִּתְיָ֫הוּ 1Chr 15:18; 1Chr 15:21; 1Chr 25:3; 1Chr 25:21 = מַתִּתְיָה 1Chr 16:5.

2. מַתִּתְיָה, Levitical name 1Chr 9:31.

3. ׳ מ, attendant of Ezra (also Levite ?) Neh 8:4.

4. one of those who took strange wives Ezra 10:43.