מַ֫טָּה

mat.tahAdjectiveH4295

beneath

From: from H5786 (עָוַר) with directive enclitic appended;

Short Definition

downward, below or beneath; often adverbially with or without prefixes

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. downwards, below 1a) downwards 1b) under (of age) 1c) beneath

Grammar

Part of Speech Adjective

Morphology H:A

DescriptionHebrew Adjective

Occurrences

18 times

Appears 18 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Exodus
6
Deuteronomy
2
Ezk
2
1 Chronicles
1
2 Chronicles
1

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 27:23
  • Deuteronomy 28:13
  • Exodus 26:24
  • Exodus 36:29
  • Ezk 1:27

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