מַתִּתְיָ֫הוּ

mat.tit.yahProper Noun (Masculine)H4993

Mattithiah

From: or מַתִּתְיָהוּ; from H4991 (מַתָּת) and H3050 (יָהּ); gift of Jah;

Short Definition

Mattithjah, the name of four Israelites

Full Lexicon Entry

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at ; son of: Shallum (H7967M) § Mattithiah = "gift of Jehovah" 1) a Levite who presided over the offerings 2) a Levite appointed by David to minister in the musical service before the ark 3) one of the family of Nebo who had a foreign wife in the time of ) one of the men who stood at the right hand of Ezra when he read the law to the people

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

8 times

Appears 8 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

1 Chronicles
6
Ezra
1
Nehemiah
1

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 15:18
  • 1 Chronicles 15:21
  • 1 Chronicles 16:5
  • 1 Chronicles 25:3
  • 1 Chronicles 25:21

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