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מַטֶּה

mat.teh · tribe

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

English

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. Joshua 22:14 מַטּ֣וֹת ma.Tot · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    and with him ten princes, one prince of a fathers' house for each of the tribes of Israel; and they were every one of them head of their fathers' houses among the thousands of Israel.

  2. 1 Samuel 14:27 הַמַּטֶּה֙ ha.ma.Teh · A person, place or thing

    But Jonathan heard not when his father charged the people with the oath: wherefore he put forth the end of the rod that was in his hand, and dipped it in the honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes were enlightened.

  3. 1 Samuel 14:43 הַמַּטֶּ֧ה ha.ma.Teh · A person, place or thing

    Then Saul said to Jonathan, Tell me what thou hast done. And Jonathan told him, and said, I did certainly taste a little honey with the end of the rod that was in my hand; and, lo, I must die.

  4. 1 Kings 7:14 מִמַּטֵּ֣ה mi.ma.Teh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    He was the son of a widow of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in brass; and he was filled with wisdom and understanding and skill, to work all works in brass. And he came to king Solomon, and wrought all his work.

  5. 1 Kings 8:1 הַמַּטּוֹת֩ ha.ma.tOt · A person, place or thing

    Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the princes of the fathers' houses of the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah out of the city of David, which is Zion.

  6. 1 Chronicles 6:60 וּמִמַּטֵּ֣ה u.mi.ma.Teh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    and out of the tribe of Benjamin, Geba with its suburbs, and Allemeth with its suburbs, and Anathoth with its suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.

  7. 1 Chronicles 6:61 הַמַּטֶּ֡ה ha.ma.Teh · A person, place or thing

    And unto the rest of the sons of Kohath were given by lot, out of the family of the tribe, out of the half-tribe, the half of Manasseh, ten cities.

  8. 1 Chronicles 6:61 מַטֵּ֨ה ma.Teh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And unto the rest of the sons of Kohath were given by lot, out of the family of the tribe, out of the half-tribe, the half of Manasseh, ten cities.

  9. 1 Chronicles 6:62 מִמַּטֵּ֣ה mi.ma.Teh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And to the sons of Gershom, according to their families, out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.

  10. 1 Chronicles 6:62 וּמִמַּטֵּ֨ה u.mi.ma.Teh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And to the sons of Gershom, according to their families, out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.

  11. 1 Chronicles 6:62 וּמִמַּטֵּ֣ה u.mi.ma.Teh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And to the sons of Gershom, according to their families, out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.

  12. 1 Chronicles 6:62 וּמִמַּטֵּ֤ה u.mi.ma.Teh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And to the sons of Gershom, according to their families, out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.

  13. 1 Chronicles 6:63 מִמַּטֵּ֣ה mi.ma.Teh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    Unto the sons of Merari were given by lot, according to their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.

  14. 1 Chronicles 6:63 וּֽמִמַּטֵּה־ u.mi.ma.teh- · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    Unto the sons of Merari were given by lot, according to their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.

  15. 1 Chronicles 6:63 וּמִמַּטֵּ֤ה u.mi.ma.Teh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    Unto the sons of Merari were given by lot, according to their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.

  16. 1 Chronicles 6:65 מִמַּטֵּ֤ה mi.ma.Teh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities which are mentioned by name.

  17. 1 Chronicles 6:65 וּמִמַּטֵּ֣ה u.mi.ma.Teh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities which are mentioned by name.

  18. 1 Chronicles 6:65 וּמִמַּטֵּ֖ה u.mi.ma.Teh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities which are mentioned by name.

  19. 1 Chronicles 6:66 מִמַּטֵּ֖ה mi.ma.Teh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And some of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their borders out of the tribe of Ephraim.

  20. 1 Chronicles 6:70 מַטֵּ֣ה ma.Teh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Aner with its suburbs, and Bileam with its suburbs, for the rest of the family of the sons of Kohath.

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