מַטֶּה
staff
also: branch, tribe fuller range ↓
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Grammar key — what these labels mean
Part of speech
- Noun
- A naming word — a person, place, thing, or idea.
Noun type
- Common
- A common noun — a general class of person, place, or thing (“king,” “city,” “water”), not a specific name.
State
- Construct
- A noun bound to a following noun in a possessive / “of” relationship (the construct chain).
- Absolute
- The independent form of a noun, not bound to a following word.
Gender
- Masculine
- Grammatically masculine.
Number
- Singular
- One.
- Plural
- More than one (in Hebrew, generally three or more).
170 distinct verses where H4294 appears in the Construct state, across 12 books. Filtered view — show all forms. Click any verse to open its interlinear word-by-word view. Verse text shown in the World English Bible for context — . Each verse’s Hebrew form is shown with its reference; the English is not keyword-highlighted, since the data carries no word-level English alignment. Use “Compare translations” on any verse to read it across multiple English versions. This concordance covers the Hebrew Bible; Septuagint (Greek Old Testament) occurrences are not indexed here.
Genesis 1 verse
Exodus 19 verses
- Exodus 4:20 מַטֵּ֥ה n c ms cs Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them on a donkey, and he returned to the land of Egypt. Moses took God's rod in his hand.
- Exodus 7:9 מַטְּ/ךָ֛ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms "When Pharaoh speaks to you, saying, 'Perform a miracle!' then you shall tell Aaron, 'Take your rod, and cast it down before Pharaoh, that it become a serpent.'"
- Exodus 7:10 מַטֵּ֗/הוּ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh, and they did so, as Yahweh had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh and before his servants, and it became a serpent.
- Exodus 7:12 מַטֵּ֔/הוּ מַטֵּֽה מַטֹּתָֽ/ם n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms n c ms cs n c mp cs + sfx pers 3mp For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods.
- Exodus 7:19 מַטְּ/ךָ֣ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms Yahweh said to Moses, "Tell Aaron, 'Take your rod, and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt, over their rivers, over their streams, and over their pools, and over all their ponds of water, that they may become blood; and there shall be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood and in vessels of stone.'"
- Exodus 8:5 בְּ/מַטֶּ֔/ךָ prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms Yahweh said to Moses, "Tell Aaron, 'Stretch forth your hand with your rod over the rivers, over the streams, and over the pools, and cause frogs to come up on the land of Egypt.'"
- Exodus 8:16 מַטְּ/ךָ֔ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms Yahweh said to Moses, "Tell Aaron, 'Stretch out your rod, and strike the dust of the earth, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt.'"
- Exodus 8:17 בְ/מַטֵּ֨/הוּ֙ prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms They did so; and Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and struck the dust of the earth, and there were lice on man, and on animal; all the dust of the earth became lice throughout all the land of Egypt.
- Exodus 9:23 מַטֵּ/הוּ֮ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Moses stretched forth his rod toward the heavens, and Yahweh sent thunder, hail, and lightning flashed down to the earth. Yahweh rained hail on the land of Egypt.
- Exodus 10:13 מַטֵּ/הוּ֮ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and Yahweh brought an east wind on the land all that day, and all the night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts.
- Exodus 14:16 מַטְּ/ךָ֗ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms Lift up your rod, and stretch out your hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go into the midst of the sea on dry ground.
- Exodus 17:5 וּ/מַטְּ/ךָ֗ conj + n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms Yahweh said to Moses, "Walk on before the people, and take the elders of Israel with you, and take the rod in your hand with which you struck the Nile, and go.
- Exodus 17:9 וּ/מַטֵּ֥ה conj + n c ms cs Moses said to Joshua, "Choose men for us, and go out, fight with Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with God's rod in my hand."
- Exodus 31:2 לְ/מַטֵּ֥ה prep + n c ms cs "Behold, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah:
- Exodus 31:6 לְ/מַטֵּה prep + n c ms cs I, behold, I have appointed with him Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the heart of all who are wise-hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded you:
- Exodus 35:30 לְ/מַטֵּ֥ה prep + n c ms cs Moses said to the children of Israel, "Behold, Yahweh has called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.
- Exodus 35:34 לְ/מַטֵּה prep + n c ms cs He has put in his heart that he may teach, both he, and Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan.
- Exodus 38:22 לְ/מַטֵּ֣ה prep + n c ms cs Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all that Yahweh commanded Moses.
- Exodus 38:23 לְ/מַטֵּה prep + n c ms cs With him was Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a skillful workman, and an embroiderer in blue, in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen.
Leviticus 2 verses
- Leviticus 24:11 לְ/מַטֵּה prep + n c ms cs The son of the Israelite woman blasphemed the Name, and cursed; and they brought him to Moses. His mother's name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.
- Leviticus 26:26 מַטֵּה n c ms cs 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 you shall eat, and not be satisfied.
Numbers 76 verses
- Numbers 1:16 מַטּ֣וֹת n c mp cs These are those who were called of the congregation, the princes of the tribes of their fathers; they were the heads of the thousands of Israel.
- Numbers 1:21 לְ/מַטֵּ֣ה prep + n c ms cs those who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Reuben, were forty-six thousand five hundred.
- Numbers 1:23 לְ/מַטֵּ֣ה prep + n c ms cs those who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.
- Numbers 1:25 לְ/מַטֵּ֣ה prep + n c ms cs those who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Gad, were forty-five thousand six hundred fifty.
- Numbers 1:27 לְ/מַטֵּ֣ה prep + n c ms cs those who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Judah, were sixty-four thousand six hundred.
- Numbers 1:29 לְ/מַטֵּ֣ה prep + n c ms cs those who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Issachar, were fifty-four thousand four hundred.
- Numbers 1:31 לְ/מַטֵּ֣ה prep + n c ms cs those who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Zebulun, were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.
- Numbers 1:33 לְ/מַטֵּ֣ה prep + n c ms cs those who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand five hundred.
- Numbers 1:35 לְ/מַטֵּ֣ה prep + n c ms cs those who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty-two thousand two hundred.
- Numbers 1:37 לְ/מַטֵּ֣ה prep + n c ms cs those who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Benjamin, were thirty-five thousand four hundred.
- Numbers 1:39 לְ/מַטֵּ֣ה prep + n c ms cs those who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Dan, were sixty-two thousand seven hundred.
- Numbers 1:41 לְ/מַטֵּ֣ה prep + n c ms cs those who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Asher, were forty-one thousand five hundred.
- Numbers 1:43 לְ/מַטֵּ֣ה prep + n c ms cs those who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Naphtali, were fifty-three thousand four hundred.
- Numbers 1:47 לְ/מַטֵּ֣ה prep + n c ms cs But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not numbered among them.
- Numbers 1:49 מַטֵּ֤ה n c ms cs "Only the tribe of Levi you shall not number, neither shall you take a census of them among the children of Israel;
- Numbers 2:5 מַטֵּ֣ה n c ms cs Those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Issachar: and the prince of the children of Issachar shall be Nethanel the son of Zuar.
- Numbers 2:7 מַטֵּ֖ה n c ms cs The tribe of Zebulun: and the prince of the children of Zebulun shall be Eliab the son of Helon.
- Numbers 2:12 מַטֵּ֣ה n c ms cs "Those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon. The prince of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
- Numbers 2:14 וְ/מַטֵּ֖ה conj + n c ms cs "The tribe of Gad: and the prince of the children of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.
- Numbers 2:20 מַטֵּ֣ה n c ms cs "Next to him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the prince of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
- Numbers 2:22 וּ/מַטֵּ֖ה conj + n c ms cs "The tribe of Benjamin: and the prince of the children of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.
- Numbers 2:27 מַטֵּ֣ה n c ms cs "Those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the prince of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ochran.
- Numbers 2:29 וּ/מַטֵּ֖ה conj + n c ms cs "The tribe of Naphtali: and the prince of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.
- Numbers 3:6 מַטֵּ֣ה n c ms cs "Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister to him.
- Numbers 7:12 לְ/מַטֵּ֥ה prep + n c ms cs He who offered his offering the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah,
- Numbers 10:15 מַטֵּ֖ה n c ms cs Over the host of the tribe of the children of Issachar was Nethanel the son of Zuar.
- Numbers 10:16 מַטֵּ֖ה n c ms cs Over the host of the tribe of the children of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon.
- Numbers 10:19 מַטֵּ֖ה n c ms cs Over the host of the tribe of the children of Simeon was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
- Numbers 10:20 מַטֵּ֣ה n c ms cs Over the host of the tribe of the children of Gad was Eliasaph the son of Deuel.
- Numbers 10:23 מַטֵּ֖ה n c ms cs Over the host of the tribe of the children of Manasseh was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
- Numbers 10:24 מַטֵּ֖ה n c ms cs Over the host of the tribe of the children of Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gideoni.
- Numbers 10:26 מַטֵּ֖ה n c ms cs Over the host of the tribe of the children of Asher was Pagiel the son of Ochran.
- Numbers 10:27 מַטֵּ֖ה n c ms cs Over the host of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan.
- Numbers 13:2 לְ/מַטֵּ֤ה prep + n c ms cs Send you men, that they may spy out the land of Canaan, which I give to the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall you send a man, everyone a prince among them.
- Numbers 13:4 לְ/מַטֵּ֣ה prep + n c ms cs These were their names: Of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur.
- Numbers 13:5 לְ/מַטֵּ֣ה prep + n c ms cs Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori.
- Numbers 13:6 לְ/מַטֵּ֣ה prep + n c ms cs Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
- Numbers 13:7 לְ/מַטֵּ֣ה prep + n c ms cs Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph.
- Numbers 13:8 לְ/מַטֵּ֥ה prep + n c ms cs Of the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Nun.
- Numbers 13:9 לְ/מַטֵּ֣ה prep + n c ms cs Of the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu.
- Numbers 13:10 לְ/מַטֵּ֣ה prep + n c ms cs Of the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel the son of Sodi.
- Numbers 13:11 לְ/מַטֵּ֥ה לְ/מַטֵּ֣ה prep + n c ms cs prep + n c ms cs Of the tribe of Joseph, [namely], of the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the son of Susi.
- Numbers 13:12 לְ/מַטֵּ֣ה prep + n c ms cs Of the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli.
- Numbers 13:13 לְ/מַטֵּ֣ה prep + n c ms cs Of the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael.
- Numbers 13:14 לְ/מַטֵּ֣ה prep + n c ms cs Of the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi.
- Numbers 13:15 לְ/מַטֵּ֣ה prep + n c ms cs Of the tribe of Gad, Geuel the son of Machi.
- Numbers 17:2 מַטֶּ֣ה מַטֶּה֩ מַטּ֑וֹת מַטֵּֽ/הוּ n c ms n c ms n c mp n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Speak to the children of Israel, and take of them rods, one for each fathers' house, of all their princes according to their fathers' houses, twelve rods: write you every man's name on his rod.
- Numbers 17:3 מַטֵּ֣ה מַטֶּ֣ה n c ms cs n c ms You shall write Aaron's name on the rod of Levi; for there shall be one rod for each head of their fathers' houses.
- Numbers 17:5 מַטֵּ֣/הוּ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms It shall happen, that the rod of the man whom I shall choose shall bud: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against you.
- Numbers 17:6 מַטֶּה֩ מַטֶּ֨ה מַטּ֑וֹת וּ/מַטֵּ֥ה מַטּוֹתָֽ/ם n c ms n c ms n c mp conj + n c ms cs n c mp cs + sfx pers 3mp Moses spoke to the children of Israel; and all their princes gave him rods, for each prince one, according to their fathers' houses, even twelve rods: and the rod of Aaron was among their rods.
- Numbers 17:8 מַטֵּֽה n c ms cs It happened on the next day, that Moses went into the tent of the testimony; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and put forth buds, and produced blossoms, and bore ripe almonds.
- Numbers 17:9 הַ/מַּטֹּת֙ מַטֵּֽ/הוּ ptcl def.art + n c mp n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Moses brought out all the rods from before Yahweh to all the children of Israel: and they looked, and took every man his rod.
- Numbers 17:10 מַטֵּ֤ה n c ms cs Yahweh said to Moses, Put back the rod of Aaron before the testimony, to be kept for a token against the children of rebellion; that you may make an end of their murmurings against me, that they not die.
- Numbers 18:2 מַטֵּ֨ה n c ms cs Your brothers also, the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, bring you near with you, that they may be joined to you, and minister to you: but you and your sons with you shall be before the tent of the testimony.
- Numbers 20:11 בְּ/מַטֵּ֖/הוּ prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Moses lifted up his hand, and struck the rock with his rod twice: and water came forth abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their cattle.
- Numbers 26:55 מַטּוֹת n c mp cs Notwithstanding, the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.
- Numbers 31:4 לַ/מַּטֶּ֔ה לַ/מַּטֶּ֑ה מַטּ֣וֹת prep det + n c ms prep det + n c ms n c mp cs Of every tribe one thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall you send to the war.
- Numbers 33:54 לְ/מַטּ֥וֹת prep + n c mp cs You shall inherit the land by lot according to your families; to the more you shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer you shall give the less inheritance: wherever the lot falls to any man, that shall be his; according to the tribes of your fathers shall you inherit.
- Numbers 34:14 מַטֵּ֨ה וּ/מַטֵּ֥ה מַטֵּ֣ה n c ms cs conj + n c ms cs n c ms cs for the tribe of the children of Reuben according to their fathers' houses, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to their fathers' houses, have received, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have received, their inheritance:
- Numbers 34:19 לְ/מַטֵּ֣ה prep + n c ms cs These are the names of the men: Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
- Numbers 34:20 וּ/לְ/מַטֵּה֙ conj + prep + n c ms cs Of the tribe of the children of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud.
- Numbers 34:21 לְ/מַטֵּ֣ה prep + n c ms cs Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon.
- Numbers 34:22 וּ/לְ/מַטֵּ֥ה conj + prep + n c ms cs Of the tribe of the children of Dan a prince, Bukki the son of Jogli.
- Numbers 34:23 לְ/מַטֵּ֥ה prep + n c ms cs Of the children of Joseph: of the tribe of the children of Manasseh a prince, Hanniel the son of Ephod.
- Numbers 34:24 וּ/לְ/מַטֵּ֥ה conj + prep + n c ms cs Of the tribe of the children of Ephraim a prince, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan.
- Numbers 34:25 וּ/לְ/מַטֵּ֥ה conj + prep + n c ms cs Of the tribe of the children of Zebulun a prince, Elizaphan the son of Parnach.
- Numbers 34:26 וּ/לְ/מַטֵּ֥ה conj + prep + n c ms cs Of the tribe of the children of Issachar a prince, Paltiel the son of Azzan.
- Numbers 34:27 וּ/לְ/מַטֵּ֥ה conj + prep + n c ms cs Of the tribe of the children of Asher a prince, Ahihud the son of Shelomi.
- Numbers 34:28 וּ/לְ/מַטֵּ֥ה conj + prep + n c ms cs Of the tribe of the children of Naphtali a prince, Pedahel the son of Ammihud.
- Numbers 36:4 הַ/מַּטֶּ֔ה מַטֵּ֣ה ptcl def.art + n c ms n c ms cs When the jubilee of the children of Israel shall be, then will their inheritance be added to 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.
- Numbers 36:5 מַטֵּ֥ה n c ms cs Moses commanded the children of Israel according to the word of Yahweh, saying, The tribe of the sons of Joseph speaks right.
- Numbers 36:6 מַטֵּ֥ה n c ms cs This is the thing which Yahweh does 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.
- Numbers 36:7 מִ/מַּטֶּ֖ה מַטֶּ֑ה מַטֵּ֣ה prep + n c ms n c ms n c ms cs So shall no inheritance of the children of Israel remove from tribe to tribe; for the children of Israel shall cleave everyone to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.
- Numbers 36:8 מִ/מַּטּוֹת֮ מַטֵּ֥ה prep + n c mp cs n c ms cs Every daughter, who possesses an inheritance in any tribe of the children of Israel, shall be wife to one of the family of the tribe of her father, that the children of Israel may possess every man the inheritance of his fathers.
- Numbers 36:9 מִ/מַּטֶּ֖ה לְ/מַטֶּ֣ה מַטּ֖וֹת prep + n c ms prep + n c ms n c mp cs So shall no inheritance remove from one tribe to another tribe; for the tribes of the children of Israel shall cleave everyone to his own inheritance.
- Numbers 36:12 מַטֵּ֖ה n c ms cs They were married into the families of the sons of Manasseh the son of Joseph; and their inheritance remained in the tribe of the family of their father.
Joshua 40 verses
- Joshua 7:1 לְ/מַטֵּ֤ה prep + n c ms cs But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the devoted thing; for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the devoted thing: and the anger of Yahweh was kindled against the children of Israel.
- Joshua 7:18 לְ/מַטֵּ֥ה prep + n c ms cs and he brought near his household man by man; and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken.
- Joshua 13:15 לְ/מַטֵּ֥ה prep + n c ms cs Moses gave to the tribe of the children of Reuben according to their families.
- Joshua 13:24 לְ/מַטֵּה prep + n c ms cs Moses gave to the tribe of Gad, to the children of Gad, according to their families.
- Joshua 13:29 מַטֵּ֥ה n c ms cs Moses gave [inheritance] to the half-tribe of Manasseh: and it was for the half-tribe of the children of Manasseh according to their families.
- Joshua 15:1 לְ/מַטֵּ֛ה prep + n c ms cs The lot for the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families was to the border of Edom, even to the wilderness of Zin southward, at the uttermost part of the south.
- Joshua 15:20 מַטֵּ֥ה n c ms cs This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families.
- Joshua 15:21 לְ/מַטֵּ֣ה prep + n c ms cs The uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the border of Edom in the South were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,
- Joshua 16:8 מַטֵּ֥ה n c ms cs From Tappuah the border went along westward to the brook of Kanah; and the goings out of it were at the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Ephraim according to their families;
- Joshua 17:1 לְ/מַטֵּ֣ה prep + n c ms cs [This] was the lot for the tribe of Manasseh; for he was the firstborn of Joseph. As for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan.
- Joshua 18:11 מַטֵּ֥ה n c ms cs The lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to their families: and the border of their lot went out between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph.
- Joshua 18:21 לְ/מַטֵּ֛ה prep + n c ms cs Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, and Beth Hoglah, and Emek Keziz,
- Joshua 19:1 לְ/מַטֵּ֥ה prep + n c ms cs The second lot came out for Simeon, even for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families: and their inheritance was in the midst of the inheritance of the children of Judah.
- Joshua 19:8 מַטֵּ֥ה n c ms cs and all the villages that were round about these cities to Baalath Beer, Ramah of the South. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families.
- Joshua 19:23 מַטֵּ֥ה n c ms cs This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar according to their families, the cities with their villages.
- Joshua 19:24 לְ/מַטֵּ֥ה prep + n c ms cs The fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families.
- Joshua 19:31 מַטֵּ֥ה n c ms cs This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages.
- Joshua 19:39 מַטֵּ֥ה n c ms cs This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities with their villages.
- Joshua 19:40 לְ/מַטֵּ֥ה prep + n c ms cs The seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families.
- Joshua 19:48 מַטֵּ֥ה n c ms cs This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families, these cities with their villages.
- Joshua 19:51 לְ/מַטּוֹת֩ prep + n c mp cs These are the inheritances, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers' [houses] of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed for inheritance by lot in Shiloh before Yahweh, at the door of the tent of meeting. So they made an end of dividing the land.
- Joshua 20:8 מִ/מַּטֵּ֣ה מִ/מַּטֵּה מִ/מַּטֵּ֥ה prep + n c ms cs prep + n c ms cs prep + n c ms cs Beyond the Jordan at Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness in the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh.
- Joshua 21:4 מִ/מַּטֵּ֣ה וּ/מִ/מַּטֵּ֨ה וּ/מִ/מַּטֵּ֤ה prep + n c ms cs conj + prep + n c ms cs conj + prep + n c ms cs The lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.
- Joshua 21:5 מַטֵּֽה וּֽ/מִ/מַּטֵּה מַטֵּ֧ה n c ms cs conj + prep + n c ms cs n c ms cs The rest of the children of Kohath had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, ten cities.
- Joshua 21:6 מַטֵּֽה וּ/מִ/מַּטֵּֽה וּ/מִ/מַּטֵּ֨ה מַטֵּ֨ה n c ms cs conj + prep + n c ms cs conj + prep + n c ms cs n c ms cs The children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.
- Joshua 21:7 מִ/מַּטֵּ֨ה וּ/מִ/מַּטֵּה וּ/מִ/מַּטֵּ֣ה prep + n c ms cs conj + prep + n c ms cs conj + prep + n c ms cs The children of Merari according to their families had out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
- Joshua 21:9 מִ/מַּטֵּה֙ וּ/מִ/מַּטֵּ֖ה prep + n c ms cs conj + prep + n c ms cs They gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are [here] mentioned by name:
- Joshua 21:17 וּ/מִ/מַּטֵּ֣ה conj + prep + n c ms cs Out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its suburbs, Geba with its suburbs,
- Joshua 21:20 מִ/מַּטֵּ֖ה prep + n c ms cs The families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the children of Kohath, they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.
- Joshua 21:23 וּ/מִ/מַּ֨טֵּה conj + prep + n c ms cs Out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its suburbs, Gibbethon with its suburbs,
- Joshua 21:25 מַטֵּ֣ה n c ms cs Out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with its suburbs; two cities.
- Joshua 21:27 מַטֵּ֣ה n c ms cs To the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh [they gave] Golan in Bashan with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Be-eshterah with its suburbs; two cities.
- Joshua 21:28 וּ/מִ/מַּטֵּ֣ה conj + prep + n c ms cs Out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its suburbs, Daberath with its suburbs,
- Joshua 21:30 וּ/מִ/מַּטֵּ֣ה conj + prep + n c ms cs Out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its suburbs, Abdon with its suburbs,
- Joshua 21:32 וּ/מִ/מַּטֵּ֨ה conj + prep + n c ms cs Out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Hammothdor with its suburbs, and Kartan with its suburbs; three cities.
- Joshua 21:34 מַטֵּ֣ה n c ms cs To the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its suburbs, and Kartah with its suburbs,
- Joshua 21:36 וּ/מִ/מַּטֵּ֣ה conj + prep + n c ms cs Out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its suburbs, and Jahaz with its suburbs,
- Joshua 21:38 וּ/מִ/מַּטֵּה conj + prep + n c ms cs Out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Mahanaim with its suburbs,
- Joshua 22:1 מַטֵּ֥ה n c ms cs Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh,
- Joshua 22:14 מַטּ֣וֹת n c mp cs and with him ten princes, one prince of a fathers' house for each of the tribes of Israel; and they were everyone of them head of their fathers' houses among the thousands of Israel.
1 Kings 1 verse
1 Chronicles 15 verses
- 1 Chronicles 6:60 וּ/מִ/מַּטֵּ֣ה conj + prep + n c ms cs 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.
- 1 Chronicles 6:61 הַ/מַּטֶּ֡ה מַטֵּ֨ה ptcl def.art + n c ms n c ms cs To 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.
- 1 Chronicles 6:62 מִ/מַּטֵּ֣ה וּ/מִ/מַּטֵּ֨ה וּ/מִ/מַּטֵּ֣ה וּ/מִ/מַּטֵּ֤ה prep + n c ms cs conj + prep + n c ms cs conj + prep + n c ms cs conj + prep + n c ms cs 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.
- 1 Chronicles 6:63 מִ/מַּטֵּ֣ה וּֽ/מִ/מַּטֵּה וּ/מִ/מַּטֵּ֤ה prep + n c ms cs conj + prep + n c ms cs conj + prep + n c ms cs To 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.
- 1 Chronicles 6:65 מִ/מַּטֵּ֤ה וּ/מִ/מַּטֵּ֣ה וּ/מִ/מַּטֵּ֖ה prep + n c ms cs conj + prep + n c ms cs conj + prep + n c ms cs 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.
- 1 Chronicles 6:66 מִ/מַּטֵּ֖ה prep + n c ms cs Some of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their borders out of the tribe of Ephraim.
- 1 Chronicles 6:70 מַטֵּ֣ה n c ms cs 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.
- 1 Chronicles 6:71 מַטֵּ֣ה n c ms cs To the sons of Gershom [were given], out of the family of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with its suburbs, and Ashtaroth with its suburbs;
- 1 Chronicles 6:72 וּ/מִ/מַּטֵּ֣ה conj + prep + n c ms cs and out of the tribe of Issachar, Kedesh with its suburbs, Daberath with its suburbs,
- 1 Chronicles 6:74 וּ/מִ/מַּטֵּ֣ה conj + prep + n c ms cs and out of the tribe of Asher, Mashal with its suburbs, and Abdon with its suburbs,
- 1 Chronicles 6:76 וּ/מִ/מַּטֵּ֣ה conj + prep + n c ms cs and out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its suburbs, and Hammon with its suburbs, and Kiriathaim with its suburbs.
- 1 Chronicles 6:77 מִ/מַּטֵּ֣ה prep + n c ms cs To the rest of [the Levites], the sons of Merari, [were given], out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmono with its suburbs, Tabor with its suburbs;
- 1 Chronicles 6:78 מִ/מַּטֵּ֣ה prep + n c ms cs and beyond the Jordan at Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, [were given them], out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with its suburbs, and Jahzah with its suburbs,
- 1 Chronicles 6:80 וּ/מִ֨/מַּטֵּה conj + prep + n c ms cs and out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its suburbs, and Mahanaim with its suburbs,
- 1 Chronicles 12:31 מַטֵּ֣ה n c ms cs Of the half-tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, who were mentioned by name, to come and make David king.
Psalms 2 verses
Isaiah 5 verses
- Isaiah 9:4 מַטֵּ֣ה n c ms cs For the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, you have broken as in the day of Midian.
- Isaiah 10:24 וּ/מַטֵּ֥/הוּ conj + n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Therefore thus says the Lord, Yahweh of Hosts, my people who dwell in Zion, don't be afraid of the Assyrian, though he strike you with the rod, and lift up his staff against you, after the manner of Egypt.
- Isaiah 10:26 וּ/מַטֵּ֨/הוּ֙ conj + n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Yahweh of Hosts will stir up against him a scourge, as in the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb: and his rod will be over the sea, and he will lift it up after the manner of Egypt.
- Isaiah 14:5 מַטֵּ֣ה n c ms cs Yahweh has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers;
- Isaiah 30:32 מַטֵּ֣ה n c ms cs Every stroke of the appointed staff, which Yahweh shall lay on him, shall be with [the sound of] tambourines and harps; and in battles with the brandishing [of his arm] will he fight with them.
Jeremiah 1 verse
Ezekiel 7 verses
- Ezekiel 4:16 מַטֵּה n c ms cs Moreover he said to me, Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread by weight, and with fearfulness; and they shall drink water by measure, and in dismay:
- Ezekiel 5:16 מַטֵּה n c ms cs when I shall send on them the evil arrows of famine, that are for destruction, which I will send to destroy you: and I will increase the famine on you, and will break your staff of bread;
- Ezekiel 7:11 לְ/מַטֵּה prep + n c ms cs Violence is risen up into a rod of wickedness; none of them [shall remain], nor of their multitude, nor of their wealth: neither shall there be eminency among them.
- Ezekiel 14:13 מַטֵּה n c ms cs Son of man, when a land sins against me by committing a trespass, and I stretch out my hand on it, and break the staff of the bread of it, and send famine on it, and cut off from it man and animal;
- Ezekiel 19:11 מַטּ֣וֹת n c mp cs It had strong rods for the scepters of those who bore rule, and their stature was exalted among the thick boughs, and they were seen in their height with the multitude of their branches.
- Ezekiel 19:12 מַטֵּ֥ה n c ms cs But it was plucked up in fury, it was cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up its fruit: its strong rods were broken off and withered; the fire consumed them.
- Ezekiel 19:14 מִ/מַּטֵּ֤ה מַטֵּה prep + n c ms cs n c ms cs Fire is gone out of the rods of its branches, it has devoured its fruit, so that there is in it no strong rod to be a scepter to rule. This is a lamentation, and shall be for a lamentation.
Habakkuk 1 verse
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At its core, מטה (maṭṭeh) means “staff.” Where the King James Version says “tribe,” newer translations reach for “tribe of” (unfoldingWord Literal Text); the renderings breakdown has the detail. It appears 205 verses across 15 books of the Hebrew Bible, among its common vocabulary. The word gravitates to Numbers (43%), then Joshua and Exodus. Not a single-sense word: its full sense range also takes in “branch” and “tribe”. Each statement above links to its evidence; the full detail follows below.
Gloss history
Strong's 1890 vs modern scholarship
About this word
Strong's H4294 catalogs a Hebrew word from the Hebrew Old Testament.
These counts are not copied from any lexicon or concordance. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged Hebrew Old Testament. What Lemma adds →
- 205
- distinct verses
- The word appears in 205 distinct verses.
- 15 / 39
- OT books
- The word appears in 15 of 39 Old Testament books.
- #189
- by frequency
- Top 250 most frequent Hebrew words (rank 189 of 8,640 Hebrew words by occurrence).
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By section of the Old Testament
By traditional corpus
Conventional, traditional groupings — biblical authorship is debated, so this is a traditional corpus grouping, not an authorship claim. Each share is this word’s portion of its verses in that division of the Hebrew canon. Each figure is a share of the word’s 205 distinct verses.
- Torah (Pentateuch) 118 verses · 58%
- Prophets (Nevi'im) 69 verses · 34%
- Writings (Ketuvim) 18 verses · 9%
How translations render this word
Counts come from each version’s own published word-to-Strong’s tagging or interlinear alignment — an approximate guide to how each version renders this word, not a word-level alignment the data otherwise carries. Because each total is that version’s own tagged count, the per-version totals vary from one another and need not match the appearance or distinct-verse counts above. These counts may also differ from a printed concordance because Lemma counts each distinctly tagged rendering and does not collapse phrase taggings into a single head-word total. This is a fixed set of word-tagged versions (KJV, ASV, BSB, ULT) and does not change with the reading translation you choose elsewhere. Each version’s license is shown beside its name below (and on Sources).
- King James Version: Tribe 144×, Rod 38×, Tribes 17×
- American Standard Version: Tribe 118×, Rod 31×, Tribes 14×
- Berean Standard Bible: Tribe 119×, Staff 39×, Tribes 22×
- unfoldingWord Literal Text: Tribe of 103×, Tribe 56×, Staff 38×
King James Version Public Domain
Renders H4294 across 248 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 20 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 3 further occurrences.
American Standard Version Public Domain
Renders H4294 across 245 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 28 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 1 further occurrence.
Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
Renders H4294 across 219 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 15 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 33 further occurrences.
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Renders H4294 across 264 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 12 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
Senses in the full BDB
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| 𝔙 | the Vulgate (the Latin translation) |
| 𝔖 | the Syriac version (the Peshitta) |
| 𝔗 | the Targum (the Aramaic translation) |
| ψ | the Psalms |
| √ | root (the underlying root or stem) |
| ‖ | parallel passage (a synonymous or contrasted parallel) |
| † | the dagger: every passage where the word occurs is cited |
The 3 senses and sub-senses the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon distinguishes for this word, in lexicon order (not ranked by frequency), with BDB’s own verbatim wording and sub-sense lettering. Shown in Hebrew script with BDB’s own scholarly abbreviations. The condensed entry is in the Lexicon Entry tab. See also the Forms in the corpus table below.
- 1. (cf. מַקֵּל, שֵׁבֶט) staff of traveller Gn 38:18, 25 (J); in gen. Is 10:15 (sim.; ‖ שֵׁבֶט); from staff as support comes fig. מַטֵּה־לֶחֶם staff of bread (food supply) Ez 4:16; 5:16; 14:13; Lv 26:26 ψ 105:16; of staff or rod, Moses as shepherd Ex 4:2, 4; 7:15 (J), 4:17; 7:17, 20; 9:23; 10:13; 17:5 (all E); cf. also Is 10:26; Ex 14:16; Nu 20:8, 9, 11 (all P); called מ׳ הָאֱלֹהִים Ex 4:20; 17:9 (both E), because of miraculous power connected with it; cf. mirac. rod of Aaron 7:9, 10, 12, 19; 8:1, 12, 13 (all P), and of Egyptian magicians 7:12(×2) (P); cf. Aaron’s rod that budded Nu 17:18, 21, 23, 25 (cf. RSSem. i. 180; 2d ed. 197); carried even by warrior 1 S 14:27, 43; מַטֵּה שִׁכְמוֹ Is 9:3 i.e. rod that strikes his shoulder, task-master’s rod (‖ שֵׁבֶט הַנֹּגֵשׂ בּוֹ), cf. 10:5 and v 24 14:5 (‖ שֵׁבֶט), all fig. of oppression; מַטֵּה מוּסָדָה 30:32 appointed rod (of punishment); cf. מ׳ Ez 7:10, 11 (but text obscure, Co—q.v.—sceptre), also Mi 6:9 according to MT, but v. sub 3; used in beating out (חבט) fennel Is 28:27; staff as badge of leader or ruler מַטֵּה־עֹז Je 48:17 (‖ מַקֵּל), cf. ψ 110:2; so Nu 17:17(×4) + 10 times Nu 17; appar. shafts, i.e. arrows or spears, Hb 3:9, 14 (cf. Now Da GASm). e.g. Genesis 38:18
- 2. branch of vine Ez 19:11, 12, 14(×2). e.g. Ezekiel 19:11
- 3. tribe (183 times), orig. company led by chief with staff: specif. of tribes of Isr. in both sg. and pl., 1 K 7:14; 8:1 = 2 Ch 5:2, Ex 31:2 + 5 times Ex; Lv 24:11; Nu 1:4 + 89 times Nu; Jos 7:1 + 56 times Jos (all P); 1 Ch 6:45 + 21 times 1 Ch 6, 12:31; prob. also Mi 6:9 (vocative; so 𝔊 We Now GASm).—Cf. שֵׁבֶט, and on relation of these two words for tribe in Hebr. usage Dr JPh. xi. (1882), 213 f. e.g. 1 Kings 7:14
Senses from the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon (Brown, Driver, Briggs; Oxford 1906 — public domain), digitized via Sefaria, supplemented by the OpenScriptures HebrewLexicon (CC BY 4.0). Full attribution on Sources.
Word origin
n.m. Ex 4:17 (f. Mi 6:9 according to MT, but dub., v. infr.) 1. staff, rod, shaft. 2. branch. 3. tribe (Ecclus 48:2 staff, 45:6, 25 tribe);—abs. מ׳ Gn 38:25 +; cstr. מַטֵּה Ex 4:20 +; sf. מַטְּךָ Gn 38:18 + 5 times, מַטֶּ֑ךָ Ex 8:1, מַטֵּ֫הוּ Is 10:24 + 10 times; pl. מַטּוֹת 1 K 8:1 +, etc.; sf. מַטּוֹתָם Ex 7:12 Nu 17:21; also מַטָּיו Hb 3:14 (but read מַטֶּיךָ, or—Gr—מַטֹּתֶיךָ);—
— Brown-Driver-Briggs (Oxford 1906, public domain), digitized via Sefaria, supplemented by the OpenScriptures HebrewLexicon (CC BY 4.0). See Sources.
Derived from נטה (nâṭâh) (H5186) — to stretch out.
Jastrow Dictionary
A second Hebrew/Aramaic lexicon for comparison, covering Aramaic and post-biblical (Talmudic, Targumic, Midrashic) usage that the biblical-Hebrew BDB does not. Matched by lemma rather than by Strong’s number, so a lemma may carry more than one Jastrow headword (shown separately below), and the entries cover usage well beyond the Bible.
מְטָה
- , v. מְטֵי
מִטָּה
- couch, bed, frame, bier. Ned. VII, 5, v. דַּרְגֵּשׁ. Ib. 56ᵃ, a. fr. הכופה את מִטָּתוֹ, v. כָּפָה. Ib. 56ᵇ מ׳ המיוחדת לכלים a bed designated for the exhibit of garments (not slept upon); Snh. 20ᵃ. Ber. III, 1 נושאי המ׳ those carrying the bier; a. fr.—מ׳של גילה, מ׳ גלילתא, v. גִּלָּה, גְּלִילְתָּא.—Sabb. 47ᵃ, v. טרְסִי I.—Pl. מִטּוֹת, מִי׳. Ned. 56ᵃ; a. fr.—Trnsf. family, offspring. Lev. R. s. 36 שהיתה מִטָּתוֹ שלימה his bed was perfect, his children were all righteous; Sifra B’ḥuck., Par. 2, ch. VIII. Ber. 60ᵇ. Pes. 56ᵃ שמא … יש במִיטָּתִי פסול perhaps there is a blemish in my family; a. e.
מַטֶּה
- 1. staff. Ab. V, 6 המ׳ the staff of Moses. Ex. R. s. 3 המ׳ שתייסרנו בו the staff with which thou shalt chastise him. Ib. ‘the signs which I placed in thy hands’ (Ex. IV, 21) זה המ׳ that means the staff; a. fr. e.g. Exodus 4:21
- 2. tribe. Tosef. R. Hash. III (II), 3 שלש על כל מ׳ ומ׳ three notes for each tribe; Y. Succ. V, 55ᶜ
מֹטָה
- , v. מוֹטָה
מַטָּה
- adv. (b. h.; downward, (used as a noun) below. Tanḥ. B’shall. 23 מחמת אש של מעלה … של מ׳ through the fire from above were his wheels below ignited; (Yalk. Ex. 235 שלמעלן … שלמַטָּן, v. infra). Ḥag. II, 1 (11ᵇ) מה למעלה ומה למ׳ what is above (in heaven) and what is below (in the nether world, Rashi: above the Ḥayoth, below the Ḥayoth, v. חַיָּה). Tosef. Ber. V, 5 שלישי לו למ׳ הימנו he who is the third in rank reclines below him (v. Sm. Ant. s. v. Triclinium); a. fr.—Euphem. for מעלה in order to avoid a blasphemous expression: B. Kam. 79ᵇ כביכול עשה עין של מ׳ … ואוזן של מ׳ וכ׳ he treated, if one may say so, the divine eye as if did not see, and the divine ear as if did not hear.—Frequ. מַטָּן. Y. Yoma VII, 44ᵇ כשירות של מעלן … של מ׳ as the service in heaven, so is that on earth; Lev. R. s. 21, end (not שורות). Y. R. Hash. II, 58ᵇ ב"ד שלמ׳ the court on earth; a. fr.
מְטֵי
- (= h. מָצָא)
- 1. to stretch, reach; to arrive at; to obtain; to happen to. Targ. Gen. XI, 4 (Y. II מַמְטֵי). Targ. O. ib. X, 19 (h. text באכה). Targ. II Kings XIX, 26. Targ. Koh. VIII, 14; a. fr.—Targ. Esth. V, 2 [read:] ומְטָת לִידָהּ and it (the scepter) reached her hand (v. Meg. 15ᵇ).—Snh. 109ᵃ כי מ׳ להאי וכ׳ when he arrived at a certain inn. Keth. 63ᵃ כי מַטְיָא לגביה when she came near him. Ib. מ׳ מעלי וכ׳ the eve of the Day of Atonement came. R. Hash. 12ᵇ א"ר אסי א"ר יוחנן ומָטוּ בה משמיה וכ׳ said R. A. in the name of R. Joh., and they arrived in the chain of tradition up to ‘in the name of R. J. the Galilean’ (an editorial gloss). Y. Ber. III, 6ᵃ top, a. fr. מַטְתֵיה אונס an accident (mourning) befell him. Y. Peah VIII, end, 21ᵇ ומטתיה כן and so it happened to him (as he had wished). Ib. ולא מ׳ מיכול וכ׳ and he had no chance to dine with him. Y. Snh. VI, 23ᶜ; Y. Ḥag. II, 77ᵈ bot. בעי מַמְטֵי מיא ולא מ׳ wanted to fetch water but could not. Ib. 78ᵃ top כל דמָטֵי וכ׳, v. זוֹגָא. [Ib. כל מטי יעבוד וכ׳, read: כל חד מינן וכ׳ let each of us do &c.] Y. Keth. IV, 28ᵇ top מְטִינְתָּה להאי דאמר וכ׳ thou hast found that which R … said; ib. מְטִינְתָּא.—Ḥag. 5ᵃ כי מ׳ להאי קרא when he came to this verse. Snh. 100ᵃ כי מָטוּ מגלת וכ׳ when (in preparing wrappers for the scrolls) they came to the roll of Esther; a. v. fr.—[Ḥull. 132ᵃ top מָטוּנָךְ we or they (the words of the text) have reached thee, agree with thee, Rashi; v. טוּנָא I.]
- 2. (sub. בישולא or זימנא) to be ripe, ready. Ḥag. l. c. שביק הנך דמָטוּ וֹכ׳ he left those (figs) which were ripe and plucked those which were not. Ḥull. 112ᵃ תיתאה מטא the lower portion was ready (roasted).
- to cause to reach; to fetch, bring, offer. [Targ. Y. II, Gen. XI, 4 מַמְטֵי part. pass., v. supra.] Targ. Y. ib. XXVII, 25. Targ. O. Lev. IX, 12; a. fr.—B. Kam. 117ᵃ דרי ואַמְטֵי בהדן take it up and hand it over (to the King’s treasury) in our presence; דרא וא׳ וכ׳ he did take it up &c. Ib. 119ᵇ, a. e. אַמְטוּיֵי ואתויי חד (not אמטוי) is leading the needle forth and bringing it home one stitch (= h. הוליך והביא)? B. Bath. 21ᵃ לא מַמְטִינָן וכ׳, v. יָנוּקָא I. Keth. 103ᵇ sq. אַמְטְיוּהִי לצ׳ וכ׳ they took him to Sepphoris which lies high. Gen. R. s. 14, beg.; ib. 20 מן דידכון אנא מַמְטֵי לכון from your own language I will offer (proof) to you; a. fr.
- to repair to. Targ. O. Num. XXIII, 15; a. fr.
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The 96 distinct written forms H4294 takes in the Hebrew Bible, most frequent first — each parse links to that state’s occurrences in the concordance. Hebrew forms include their vowel points and cantillation, so a single lemma takes many written forms.
The 60 most common forms are shown; 36 rarer forms follow in the full concordance.
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Septuagint verse parallels
This word appears in 196 verses that also exist in the Greek Old Testament (Septuagint), out of the 205 Hebrew verses it occurs in. You can read those verses in Greek by switching the Old Testament edition to the Septuagint.
Read these verses in the Septuagint
- Genesis 38:18
- Exodus 4:2
- Leviticus 24:11
- Numbers 1:4
- Joshua 7:1
- 1 Samuel 14:27
- 1 Kings 7:14
- 1 Chronicles 6:60
- 2 Chronicles 5:2
- Psalms 105:16
- Isaiah 9:4
- Jeremiah 48:17
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