מַת
mat
“man”
Definition
properly, an adult (as of full length); by implication, a man (only in the plural)
from the same as H4970 (מָתַי);
- male, man 1a) males, men 1b) few men (in prose) 1b1) less emphasis on sex 1c) men (poetic) 1c1) less emphasis on sex
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
מַת appears 21 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
When they were few in number,few indeed, and strangers in the land,
We devoted them to destruction, as we had done to Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying the men, women, and children of every city.
Your men will fall by the sword,and your warriors in battle.
Should your babbling put others to silence?Will you scoff without rebuke?
From the city, men groan,and the souls of the wounded cry out,yet God charges no one with wrongdoing.
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