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 14:16 מַטְּךָ֗ ma.te.Kha · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thy hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go into the midst of the sea on dry ground.

  2. Exodus 17:5 וּמַטְּךָ֗ u.ma.te.Kha · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And Jehovah said unto Moses, Pass on before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel; and thy rod, wherewith thou smotest the river, take in thy hand, and go.

  3. 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.

  4. 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:

  5. 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:

  6. 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;

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. Leviticus 24:11 לְמַטֵּה־ le.ma.teh- · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    and the son of the Israelitish woman blasphemed the Name, and cursed; and they brought him unto Moses. And his mother's name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.

  11. Leviticus 26:26 מַטֵּה־ ma.teh- · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    When I break your staff of bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver your bread again by weight: and ye shall eat, and not be satisfied.

  12. Numbers 1:4 לַמַּטֶּ֑ה la.ma.Teh · A person, place or thing

    And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of his fathers' house.

  13. Numbers 1:16 מַטּ֣וֹת ma.Tot · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    These are they that were called of the congregation, the princes of the tribes of their fathers; they were the heads of the thousands of Israel.

  14. Numbers 1:21 לְמַטֵּ֣ה le.ma.Teh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Reuben, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.

  15. Numbers 1:23 לְמַטֵּ֣ה le.ma.Teh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.

  16. Numbers 1:25 לְמַטֵּ֣ה le.ma.Teh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Gad, were forty and five thousand six hundred and fifty.

  17. Numbers 1:27 לְמַטֵּ֣ה le.ma.Teh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Judah, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.

  18. Numbers 1:29 לְמַטֵּ֣ה le.ma.Teh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Issachar, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred.

  19. Numbers 1:31 לְמַטֵּ֣ה le.ma.Teh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Zebulun, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.

  20. Numbers 1:33 לְמַטֵּ֣ה le.ma.Teh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand and five hundred.

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