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.
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Every occurrence
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Habakkuk 3:9 מַטּ֖וֹת ma.Tot · A person, place or thing
Thy bow was made quite bare; The oaths to the tribes were a sure word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.
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Habakkuk 3:14 בְמַטָּיו֙ ve.ma.Tav · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word
Thou didst pierce with his own staves the head of his warriors: They came as a whirlwind to scatter me; Their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly.
American Standard Version (1901). Public domain.