מַטֶּה

mat.teh · tribe

Hebrew · Strong's H4294 · Noun · Sounds like: mat-teh' · 252 occurrences

Word meanings

Senses and individuals

  • tribe H4294H 184
  • tribe: rod H4294G · a Meaning of 56
  • tribe: stick H4294J · a Meaning of 5
  • tribe: supply H4294K · a Meaning of 5
  • tribe: arrow H4294I · a Meaning of 2

Strong's dictionary

or (feminine) מַטָּה; from נָטָה; a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance), or walking (a staff; figuratively, a support of life, e.g. bread); rod, staff, tribe.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
מַטֶּה 251 n.m.
1. staff, rod, shaft
2. branch
3. tribe

Every occurrence

  1. Exodus 17:9 וּמַטֵּ֥ה u.ma.Teh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to-morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in my hand.

  2. Exodus 31:2 לְמַטֵּ֥ה le.ma.Teh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah:

  3. Exodus 31:6 לְמַטֵּה־ le.ma.teh- · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And I, behold, I have appointed with him Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the heart of all that are wise-hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded thee:

  4. Exodus 35:30 לְמַטֵּ֥ה le.ma.Teh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And Moses said unto the children of Israel, See, Jehovah hath called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah;

  5. Exodus 35:34 לְמַטֵּה־ le.ma.teh- · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And he hath put in his heart that he may teach, both he, and Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan.

  6. Exodus 38:22 לְמַטֵּ֣ה le.ma.Teh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all that Jehovah commanded Moses.

  7. Exodus 38:23 לְמַטֵּה־ le.ma.teh- · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And with him was Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a skilful workman, and an embroiderer in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and in fine linen.

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