מַתַּנְיָ֫הוּ
mat.tan.yahProper Noun (Masculine)H4983
Mattaniah
From: or מַתַּנְיָהוּ; from H4976 (מַתָּן) and H3050 (יָהּ); gift of Jah;
Short Definition
Mattanjah, the name of ten Israelites
Full Lexicon Entry
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at ; son of: Mica (H4316) § Mattaniah = "gift of Jehovah" 1) the original name of the last king of Judah before the captivity; also known as 'Zedekiah' 2) a Levite, son of Heman, whose office was to blow the horns in the temple service as appointed by ) a Levite of the family of ) a Levite of the family of Asaph who assisted in the purification of the temple in the reign of Hezekiah 5) a Levite of the family of Asaph who took part in the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem; leader of the temple choir 6) a Levite, descendant of Asaph and ancestor of Jahaziel in the time of Jehoshaphat 7) another Levite in the time of Nehemiah 8) a Levite, father of Zaccur and ancestor of Hanan the under-treasurer who had charge of the offerings in the time of Nehemiah 9) a man of the sons of Elam who had and put away a strange wife in the time of ) a man of the sons of Zattu who had and put away a strange wife in the time of ) a man descended from Pahath-moab who had and put away a strange wife in the time of ) a man of the sons of Bani who had and put away a strange wife in the time of Ezra
Grammar
Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology N:N-M-P
DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
16 timesAppears 16 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Nehemiah
6
Ezra
4
1 Chronicles
3
2 Chronicles
2
2 Kings
1
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 25:4
- 2 Chronicles 20:14
- Ezra 10:26
- Ezra 10:37
- Nehemiah 12:8
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