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 34:21 לְמַטֵּ֣ה le.ma.Teh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon.

  2. Numbers 34:22 וּלְמַטֵּ֥ה u.le.ma.Teh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And of the tribe of the children of Dan a prince, Bukki the son of Jogli.

  3. Numbers 34:23 לְמַטֵּ֥ה le.ma.Teh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    Of the children of Joseph: of the tribe of the children of Manasseh a prince, Hanniel the son of Ephod.

  4. Numbers 34:24 וּלְמַטֵּ֥ה u.le.ma.Teh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And of the tribe of the children of Ephraim a prince, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan.

  5. Numbers 34:25 וּלְמַטֵּ֥ה u.le.ma.Teh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And of the tribe of the children of Zebulun a prince, Elizaphan the son of Parnach.

  6. Numbers 34:26 וּלְמַטֵּ֥ה u.le.ma.Teh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And of the tribe of the children of Issachar a prince, Paltiel the son of Azzan.

  7. Numbers 34:27 וּלְמַטֵּ֥ה u.le.ma.Teh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And of the tribe of the children of Asher a prince, Ahihud the son of Shelomi.

  8. Numbers 34:28 וּלְמַטֵּ֥ה u.le.ma.Teh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And of the tribe of the children of Naphtali a prince, Pedahel the son of Ammihud.

  9. Numbers 36:3 הַמַּטֶּ֔ה ha.ma.Teh · A person, place or thing

    And if they be married to any of the sons of the other tribes of the children of Israel, then will their inheritance be taken away from the inheritance of our fathers, and will be added to the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they shall belong: so will it be taken away from the lot of our inheritance.

  10. Numbers 36:4 הַמַּטֶּ֔ה ha.ma.Teh · A person, place or thing

    And when the jubilee of the children of Israel shall be, then will their inheritance be added unto the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they shall belong: so will their inheritance be taken away from the inheritance of the tribe of our fathers.

  11. Numbers 36:4 מַטֵּ֣ה ma.Teh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And when the jubilee of the children of Israel shall be, then will their inheritance be added unto the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they shall belong: so will their inheritance be taken away from the inheritance of the tribe of our fathers.

  12. Numbers 36:5 מַטֵּ֥ה ma.Teh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And Moses commanded the children of Israel according to the word of Jehovah, saying, The tribe of the sons of Joseph speaketh right.

  13. Numbers 36:6 מַטֵּ֥ה ma.Teh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    This is the thing which Jehovah doth command concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, Let them be married to whom they think best; only into the family of the tribe of their father shall they be married.

  14. Numbers 36:7 מִמַּטֶּ֖ה mi.ma.Teh · A person, place or thing

    So shall no inheritance of the children of Israel remove from tribe to tribe; for the children of Israel shall cleave every one to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.

  15. Numbers 36:7 מַטֶּ֑ה ma.Teh · A person, place or thing

    So shall no inheritance of the children of Israel remove from tribe to tribe; for the children of Israel shall cleave every one to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.

  16. Numbers 36:7 מַטֵּ֣ה ma.Teh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    So shall no inheritance of the children of Israel remove from tribe to tribe; for the children of Israel shall cleave every one to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.

  17. Numbers 36:8 מִמַּטּוֹת֮ mi.ma.tOt · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And every daughter, that possesseth an inheritance in any tribe of the children of Israel, shall be wife unto one of the family of the tribe of her father, that the children of Israel may possess every man the inheritance of his fathers.

  18. Numbers 36:8 מַטֵּ֥ה ma.Teh · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    And every daughter, that possesseth an inheritance in any tribe of the children of Israel, shall be wife unto one of the family of the tribe of her father, that the children of Israel may possess every man the inheritance of his fathers.

  19. Numbers 36:9 מִמַּטֶּ֖ה mi.ma.Teh · A person, place or thing

    So shall no inheritance remove from one tribe to another tribe; for the tribes of the children of Israel shall cleave every one to his own inheritance.

  20. Numbers 36:9 לְמַטֶּ֣ה le.ma.Teh · A person, place or thing

    So shall no inheritance remove from one tribe to another tribe; for the tribes of the children of Israel shall cleave every one to his own inheritance.

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