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Lexicon :: Strong's H4970 - māṯay

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מָתַי
Transliteration
māṯay
Pronunciation
maw-thah'ee
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Part of Speech
interrogative adverb
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root meaning to extend
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1266

Strong’s Definitions

מָתַי mâthay, maw-thah'ee; from an unused root meaning to extend; properly, extent (of time); but used only adverbially (especially with other particle prefixes), when (either relative or interrogative):—long, when.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's H4970 in the following manner: when, long.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's H4970 in the following manner: when, long.

  1. when?

    1. with prep

      1. against when?, until when?, how long?, after how long?

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מָתַי mâthay, maw-thah'ee; from an unused root meaning to extend; properly, extent (of time); but used only adverbially (especially with other particle prefixes), when (either relative or interrogative):—long, when.
STRONGS H4970: Abbreviations
מָתַי 43 interrogative adverb when? (Arabic bdb060705; Assyrian mati: in Late Hebrew and Aramaic with the interrogative אַי, אֵימָתִי, אֵימָת, bdb060706), in OT only of future time:
a. alone, † Genesis 30:30 מָתַי אעשׂה גם אנכי לביתי when shall I also do, etc.? Amos 8:5; Psalm 41:6; Psalm 42:3; Psalm 94:8; Psalm 101:2; Psalm 119:82; Psalm 119:84; Proverbs 6:9; b Proverbs 23:35; Job 7:4 מָתַי אָקוּם, Nehemiah 2:6.
b. לְמָתַי against when? † Exodus 8:5 לְמָתַי לְךָ אַעְתִּיר.
c. עַדמָֿתַי until when? how long? followed by imperfect Exodus 10:7 עד מתי יהיה זה לנו למוקשׁ, 1 Samuel 1:14; Jeremiah 4:14, 21; Psalm 74:10; Psalm 82:2; Psalm 94:3; Proverbs 1:22 +, followed by participle1 Sam Proverbs 16:1; 1 Kings 18:21 הַסְּעִפִּים עַלשְֿׁתֵּי פֹּסְחִים אַתֶּם עַדמָֿתַי, followed by perfect † Exodus 10:3; Psalm 80:5; עַד מָתַי לֹא † 2 Samuel 2:26; Hosea 8:5; Zechariah 1:12; alone, Isaiah 6:11 וָאֹמַר עַדמָֿתַי אֲדֹנָי, Habakkuk 2:6 הוֺי הַמַּרְבֶּה לֹאלֿוֺ עַדמָֿתַי; with an aposiop., Psalm 6:4 עַדמָֿתָ֑י וְאַתָּה י׳, Psalm 90:13.
d. אַחֲרֵי מָתַי עוֺד, after how long yet? † Jeremiah 13:27.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

30:30

Exodus

8:5; 10:3; 10:7

1 Samuel

1:14

2 Samuel

2:26

1 Kings

18:21

Nehemiah

2:6

Job

7:4

Psalms

6:4; 41:6; 42:3; 74:10; 80:5; 82:2; 90:13; 94:3; 94:8; 101:2; 119:82; 119:84

Proverbs

1:22; 6:9; 16:1; 23:35

Isaiah

6:11

Jeremiah

4:14; 4:21; 13:27

Hosea

8:5

Amos

8:5

Habakkuk

2:6

Zechariah

1:12

H4970

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Strong's Number H4970 matches the Hebrew מָתַי (māṯay),
which occurs 43 times in 40 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:30

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:30 - For it was little thou hadst before my time, and it is increased to a multitude, and the Lord God has blessed thee [fn]since my coming; now then, when shall I set up also my own house?

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:9 - (LXX 8:5) And Moses said to Pharao, Appoint me a time when I shall pray for thee, and for thy servants, and for thy people, to cause the frogs to disappear from thee, and from thy people, and from your houses, only in the river shall they be left behind.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:3 - And Moses and Aaron went in before Pharao, and they said to him, These things saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, How long dost thou refuse to reverence me? Send my people away, that they may serve me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:7 - And the servants of Pharao say to him, How long shall this be a snare to us? send away the men, that they may serve their God; wilt thou know that Egypt is destroyed?

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:27 - How long shall I endure this wicked congregation? I have heard their murmurings against me, even the murmuring of the children of Israel, which they have murmured concerning you.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:14 - And the servant of Heli said to her, How long wilt thou be drunken? take away thy wine from thee, and go out from the presence of the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:1 - And the Lord said to Samuel, How long dost thou mourn for Saul, whereas I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill thy horn with oil, and come, I will send thee to Jessæ, to Bethleem; for I have seen among his sons a king for me.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:26 - And Abenner called Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour perpetually? knowest thou not that it will be bitter at last? How long then wilt thou refuse to tell the people to turn from following our brethren?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:21 - And Eliu drew near to them all: and Eliu said to them, How long wilt ye halt on both [fn]feet? if the Lord be God, follow him; but if Baal, follow him. And the people answered not a word.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:6 - And the king, and his concubine that sat next to him, said to me, For how long will thy journey be, and when wilt thou return? and the proposal was pleasing before the king, and he sent me away, and I appointed him a time.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:4 - Whenever I lie down, I say, When will it be day? and whenever I rise up, again I say when will it be evening? and I am full of pains from evening to morning.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:3 - (LXX 6:4) My soul also is grievously vexed: but thou, O Lord, how long?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 41:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 41:5 - (LXX 40:6) Mine enemies have spoken evil against me, saying, When shall he die, and his name perish?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 42:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 42:2 - (LXX 41:3) My soul has thirsted for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:10 - (LXX 73:10) How long, O God, shall the enemy reproach? shall the enemy provoke thy name for ever?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 80:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 80:4 - (LXX 79:5) O Lord God of hosts, how long art thou angry with the prayer of thy servant?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 82:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 82:2 - (LXX 81:2) How long will ye judge unrighteously, and accept the persons of sinners? Pause.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:13 - (LXX 89:13) Return, O Lord, how long? and be intreated concerning thy servants.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:3 - (LXX 93:3) How long shall sinners, O Lord, how long shall sinners boast?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:8 - (LXX 93:8) Understand now, ye simple among the people; and ye fools, at length be wise.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 101:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 101:2 - (LXX 100:2) and I will be wise in a blameless way. When wilt thou come to me? I walked in the innocence of my heart, in the midst of my house.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:82

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:82 - (LXX 118:82) Mine eyes failed in waiting for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:84

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:84 - (LXX 118:84) How many are the days of thy servant? when wilt thou execute judgment for me on them that persecute me?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:22 - So long as the simple cleave to justice, they shall not be ashamed: but the foolish being lovers of haughtiness, having become ungodly have hated knowledge, and are become subject to reproofs.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:9 - How long wilt thou lie, O sluggard? and when wilt thou awake out of sleep?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:35

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:35 - And thou shalt say, They smote me, and I was not pained; and they mocked me, and I knew it not: when will it be morning, that I may go and seek those with whom I may go in company?

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 6:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 6:11 - And I said, How long, O Lord? And he said, Until the cities be deserted [fn]by reason of their not being inhabited, and the houses by reason of there being no men, and the land shall be left desolate.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:14 - Cleanse thine heart from wickedness, O Jerusalem, that thou mayest be saved: how long will thy grievous thoughts be within thee?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:21 - How long shall I see fugitives, and hear the sound of the trumpet?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 12:4 - How long shall the land mourn, and the grass of the field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell in it? the beasts and birds are utterly destroyed; because the people said, God shall not see our ways.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:27 - thine adultery also, and thy neighing, and the looseness of thy fornication: on the hills and in the fields I have seen thine abominations. Woe to thee, O Jerusalem, for thou hast not been purified so as to follow me; how long yet shall it be?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:26 - How long shall these things be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies, when they prophesy the purposes of their own heart?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:22 - (LXX 38:22) How long, O disgraced daughter, wilt thou turn away? for the Lord has created safety for a new plantation: men shall go about in safety.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 47:5 - (LXX 29:5) Baldness is come upon Gaza; Ascalon is cast away, and the remnant of the Enakim.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:13 - And I heard one saint speaking, and a saint said to a certain one speaking, How long shall the vision continue, even the removal of the sacrifice, and the bringing in of the sin of desolation; and how long shall the sanctuary and host be trampled?

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 12:6 - And one said to the man clothed in linen, who was over the water of the river, When will be the end of the wonders which thou hast mentioned?

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 8:5 - Cast off thy calf, O Samaria; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will they be unable to purge themselves in Israel?

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 8:5 - saying, When will the month pass away, and we shall sell, and the sabbath, and we shall open the treasure, to make the measure small, and to enlarge the weight, and make the balance unfair?

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Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:6 - Shall not all these take up a parable against him? and a proverb to tell against him? and they shall say, Woe to him that multiplies to himself the possessions which are not his! how long? and who heavily loads his yoke.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 1:12 - Then the angel of the Lord answered and said, O Lord Almighty, how long wilt thou have no mercy on Jerusalem, and the cities of Juda, which thou hast disregarded [fn]these seventy years?
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