מַתְּנַי
mat.t.nayProper Noun (Masculine)H4982
Mattenai
From: from H4976 (מַתָּן); liberal;
Short Definition
Mattenai, the name of three Israelites
Full Lexicon Entry
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at § Mattenai = "gift of Jehovah" 1) a priest, son of Joiarib, in the time of Joiakim 2) an Israelite who had and put away his foreign wife in the time of ) another Israelite who had and put away his foreign wife in the time of Ezra
Grammar
Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology N:N-M-P
DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
3 timesAppears 3 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Ezra
2
Nehemiah
1
Key Passages
- Ezra 10:33
- Ezra 10:37
- Nehemiah 12:19
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