HebrewH4979Noun (Feminine)

מַתָּנָה

mat.ta.nah

16Occurrences
H4979Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a present; specifically (in a good sense), a sacrificial offering, (in a bad sense) a bribe

feminine of H4976 (מַתָּן);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
gift Aramaic equivalent: mat.t.na (*מַתְּנָא *"gift" H4978)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

H:N-F

Full Description

H:N-F

Occurrences

מַתָּנָה appears 16 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Ezk
5
Numbers
3
2 Chronicles
1
Deuteronomy
1
Ecclesiastes
1
Esther
1
Exodus
1
Genesis
1

Key Passages

2 Chronicles 21:3BSB

Their father had given them many gifts of silver and gold and precious things, as well as the fortified cities in Judah; but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram because he was the firstborn.

Esther 9:22BSB

as the days on which the Jews gained rest from their enemies and the month in which their sorrow turned to joy and their mourning into a holiday. He wrote that these were to be days of feasting and joy, of sending gifts to one another and to the poor.

Ezk 20:31BSB

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Ezk 46:17BSB

Verse text unavailable

Numbers 18:6BSB

Behold, I Myself have selected your fellow Levites from the Israelites as a gift to you, dedicated to the LORD to perform the service for the Tent of Meeting.

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