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. Numbers 2:20 מַטֵּ֣ה ma.Teh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And next unto him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the prince of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

  2. Numbers 2:22 וּמַטֵּ֖ה u.ma.Teh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And the tribe of Benjamin: and the prince of the children of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.

  3. Numbers 2:27 מַטֵּ֣ה ma.Teh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And those that encamp next unto him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the prince of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ochran.

  4. Numbers 2:29 וּמַטֵּ֖ה u.ma.Teh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And the tribe of Naphtali: and the prince of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.

  5. Numbers 3:6 מַטֵּ֣ה ma.Teh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him.

  6. Numbers 7:2 הַמַּטֹּ֔ת ha.ma.Tot · A person, place or thing

    that the princes of Israel, the heads of their fathers' houses, offered. These were the princes of the tribes, these are they that were over them that were numbered:

  7. Numbers 7:12 לְמַטֵּ֥ה le.ma.Teh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And he that offered his oblation the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah:

  8. Numbers 10:15 מַטֵּ֖ה ma.Teh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And over the host of the tribe of the children of Issachar was Nethanel the son of Zuar.

  9. Numbers 10:16 מַטֵּ֖ה ma.Teh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And over the host of the tribe of the children of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon.

  10. Numbers 10:19 מַטֵּ֖ה ma.Teh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And over the host of the tribe of the children of Simeon was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

  11. Numbers 10:20 מַטֵּ֣ה ma.Teh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And over the host of the tribe of the children of Gad was Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

  12. Numbers 10:23 מַטֵּ֖ה ma.Teh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And over the host of the tribe of the children of Manasseh was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

  13. Numbers 10:24 מַטֵּ֖ה ma.Teh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And over the host of the tribe of the children of Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gideoni.

  14. Numbers 10:26 מַטֵּ֖ה ma.Teh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And over the host of the tribe of the children of Asher was Pagiel the son of Ochran.

  15. Numbers 10:27 מַטֵּ֖ה ma.Teh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And over the host of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan.

  16. Numbers 13:2 לְמַטֵּ֤ה le.ma.Teh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    Send thou men, that they may spy out the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a prince among them.

  17. Numbers 13:4 לְמַטֵּ֣ה le.ma.Teh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And these were their names: Of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur.

  18. Numbers 13:5 לְמַטֵּ֣ה le.ma.Teh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori.

  19. Numbers 13:6 לְמַטֵּ֣ה le.ma.Teh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.

  20. Numbers 13:7 לְמַטֵּ֣ה le.ma.Teh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph.

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