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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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

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 Box Gen 30:30

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:9 - (LXX 8:5)εἶπεν δὲ Μωυσῆς πρὸς Φαραω τάξαι πρός με πότε εὔξωμαι περὶ σοῦ καὶ περὶ τῶν θεραπόντων σου καὶ περὶ τοῦ λαοῦ σου ἀφανίσαι τοὺς βατράχους ἀπὸ σοῦ καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ λαοῦ σου καὶ ἐκ τῶν οἰκιῶν ὑμῶν πλὴν ἐν τῷ ποταμῷ ὑπολειφθήσονται

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:3 - εἰσῆλθεν δὲ Μωυσῆς καὶ Ααρων ἐναντίον Φαραω καὶ εἶπαν αὐτῷ τάδε λέγει κύριος ὁ θεὸς τῶν Εβραίων ἕως τίνος οὐ βούλει ἐντραπῆναί με ἐξαπόστειλον τὸν λαόν μου ἵνα λατρεύσωσίν μοι

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 10:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:7 - καὶ λέγουσιν οἱ θεράποντες Φαραω πρὸς αὐτόν ἕως τίνος ἔσται τοῦτο ἡμῖν σκῶλον ἐξαπόστειλον τοὺς ἀνθρώπους ὅπως λατρεύσωσιν τῷ θεῷ αὐτῶν ἢ εἰδέναι βούλει ὅτι ἀπόλωλεν Αἴγυπτος

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 14:27

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:27 - ἕως τίνος τὴν συναγωγὴν τὴν πονηρὰν ταύτην ἃ αὐτοὶ γογγύζουσιν ἐναντίον ἐμοῦ τὴν γόγγυσιν τῶν υἱῶν Ισραηλ ἣν ἐγόγγυσαν περὶ ὑμῶν ἀκήκοα

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 1:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:14 - καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῇ τὸ παιδάριον Ηλι ἕως πότε μεθυσθήσῃ περιελοῦ τὸν οἶνόν σου καὶ πορεύου ἐκ προσώπου κυρίου

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 16:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:1 - καὶ εἶπεν κύριος πρὸς Σαμουηλ ἕως πότε σὺ πενθεῖς ἐπὶ Σαουλ κἀγὼ ἐξουδένωκα αὐτὸν μὴ βασιλεύειν ἐπὶ Ισραηλ πλῆσον τὸ κέρας σου ἐλαίου καὶ δεῦρο ἀποστείλω σε πρὸς Ιεσσαι ἕως εἰς Βηθλεεμ ὅτι ἑόρακα ἐν τοῖς υἱοῖς αὐτοῦ ἐμοὶ βασιλεύειν

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 2:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:26 - καὶ ἐκάλεσεν Αβεννηρ Ιωαβ καὶ εἶπεν μὴ εἰς νῖκος καταφάγεται ἡ ῥομφαία ἦ οὐκ οἶδας ὅτι πικρὰ ἔσται εἰς τὰ ἔσχατα καὶ ἕως πότε οὐ μὴ εἴπῃς τῷ λαῷ ἀναστρέφειν ἀπὸ ὄπισθεν τῶν ἀδελφῶν ἡμῶν

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:21 - καὶ προσήγαγεν Ηλιου πρὸς πάντας καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς Ηλιου ἕως πότε ὑμεῖς χωλανεῖτε ἐπ᾽ ἀμφοτέραις ταῖς ἰγνύαις εἰ ἔστιν κύριος ὁ θεός πορεύεσθε ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ εἰ δὲ ὁ Βααλ αὐτός πορεύεσθε ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ καὶ οὐκ ἀπεκρίθη ὁ λαὸς λόγον

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:6 - καὶ εἶπέν μοι ὁ βασιλεὺς καὶ ἡ παλλακὴ ἡ καθημένη ἐχόμενα αὐτοῦ ἕως πότε ἔσται ἡ πορεία σου καὶ πότε ἐπιστρέψεις καὶ ἠγαθύνθη ἐνώπιον τοῦ βασιλέως καὶ ἀπέστειλέν με καὶ ἔδωκα αὐτῷ ὅρον

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:4 - ἐὰν κοιμηθῶ λέγω πότε ἡμέρα ὡς δ᾽ ἂν ἀναστῶ πάλιν πότε ἑσπέρα πλήρης δὲ γίνομαι ὀδυνῶν ἀπὸ ἑσπέρας ἕως πρωί

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 6:3

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 41:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 41:5 - (LXX 40:6)οἱ ἐχθροί μου εἶπαν κακά μοι πότε ἀποθανεῖται καὶ ἀπολεῖται τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 42:2

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 74:10

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 80:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 80:4 - (LXX 79:5)κύριε ὁ θεὸς τῶν δυνάμεων ἕως πότε ὀργίζῃ ἐπὶ τὴν προσευχὴν τοῦ δούλου σου

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 82:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 82:2 - (LXX 81:2)ἕως πότε κρίνετε ἀδικίαν καὶ πρόσωπα ἁμαρτωλῶν λαμβάνετε διάψαλμα

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 90:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:13 - (LXX 89:13)ἐπίστρεψον κύριε ἕως πότε καὶ παρακλήθητι ἐπὶ τοῖς δούλοις σου

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:3 - (LXX 93:3)ἕως πότε ἁμαρτωλοί κύριε ἕως πότε ἁμαρτωλοὶ καυχήσονται

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:8 - (LXX 93:8)σύνετε δή ἄφρονες ἐν τῷ λαῷ καί μωροί ποτὲ φρονήσατε

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 101:2

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:82

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:82 - (LXX 118:82)ἐξέλιπον οἱ ὀφθαλμοί μου εἰς τὸ λόγιόν σου λέγοντες πότε παρακαλέσεις με

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:84

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:22 - ὅσον ἂν χρόνον ἄκακοι ἔχωνται τῆς δικαιοσύνης οὐκ αἰσχυνθήσονται οἱ δὲ ἄφρονες τῆς ὕβρεως ὄντες ἐπιθυμηταί ἀσεβεῖς γενόμενοι ἐμίσησαν αἴσθησιν

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:9 - ἕως τίνος ὀκνηρέ κατάκεισαι πότε δὲ ἐξ ὕπνου ἐγερθήσῃ

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:35

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:35 - ἐρεῖς δέ τύπτουσίν με καὶ οὐκ ἐπόνεσα καὶ ἐνέπαιξάν μοι ἐγὼ δὲ οὐκ ᾔδειν πότε ὄρθρος ἔσται ἵνα ἐλθὼν ζητήσω μεθ᾽ ὧν συνελεύσομαι

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 6:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 6:11 - καὶ εἶπα ἕως πότε κύριε καὶ εἶπεν ἕως ἂν ἐρημωθῶσιν πόλεις παρὰ τὸ μὴ κατοικεῖσθαι καὶ οἶκοι παρὰ τὸ μὴ εἶναι ἀνθρώπους καὶ ἡ γῆ καταλειφθήσεται ἔρημος

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:14 - ἀπόπλυνε ἀπὸ κακίας τὴν καρδίαν σου Ιερουσαλημ ἵνα σωθῇς ἕως πότε ὑπάρξουσιν ἐν σοὶ διαλογισμοὶ πόνων σου

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 4:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:21 - ἕως πότε ὄψομαι φεύγοντας ἀκούων φωνὴν σαλπίγγων

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 12:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 12:4 - ἕως πότε πενθήσει ἡ γῆ καὶ πᾶς ὁ χόρτος τοῦ ἀγροῦ ξηρανθήσεται ἀπὸ κακίας τῶν κατοικούντων ἐν αὐτῇ ἠφανίσθησαν κτήνη καὶ πετεινά ὅτι εἶπαν οὐκ ὄψεται ὁ θεὸς ὁδοὺς ἡμῶν

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 13:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:27 - καὶ ἡ μοιχεία σου καὶ ὁ χρεμετισμός σου καὶ ἡ ἀπαλλοτρίωσις τῆς πορνείας σου ἐπὶ τῶν βουνῶν καὶ ἐν τοῖς ἀγροῖς ἑώρακα τὰ βδελύγματά σου οὐαί σοι Ιερουσαλημ ὅτι οὐκ ἐκαθαρίσθης ὀπίσω μου ἕως τίνος ἔτι

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:26 - ἕως πότε ἔσται ἐν καρδίᾳ τῶν προφητῶν τῶν προφητευόντων ψευδῆ καὶ ἐν τῷ προφητεύειν αὐτοὺς τὰ θελήματα καρδίας αὐτῶν

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:22 - (LXX 38:22)ἕως πότε ἀποστρέψεις θυγάτηρ ἠτιμωμένη ὅτι ἔκτισεν κύριος σωτηρίαν εἰς καταφύτευσιν καινήν ἐν σωτηρίᾳ περιελεύσονται ἄνθρωποι

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 47:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 47:5 - (LXX 29:5)ἥκει φαλάκρωμα ἐπὶ Γάζαν ἀπερρίφη Ἀσκαλὼν καὶ οἱ κατάλοιποι Ενακιμ ἕως τίνος κόψεις

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 8:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:13 - καὶ ἤκουσα ἑνὸς ἁγίου λαλοῦντος καὶ εἶπεν εἷς ἅγιος τῷ φελμουνι τῷ λαλοῦντι ἕως πότε ἡ ὅρασις στήσεται ἡ θυσία ἡ ἀρθεῖσα καὶ ἡ ἁμαρτία ἐρημώσεως ἡ δοθεῖσα καὶ τὸ ἅγιον καὶ ἡ δύναμις συμπατηθήσεται

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 12:6 - καὶ εἶπεν τῷ ἀνδρὶ τῷ ἐνδεδυμένῳ τὰ βαδδιν ὃς ἦν ἐπάνω τοῦ ὕδατος τοῦ ποταμοῦ ἕως πότε τὸ πέρας ὧν εἴρηκας τῶν θαυμασίων

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 8:5

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 8:5 - ἀπότριψαι τὸν μόσχον σου Σαμάρεια παρωξύνθη ὁ θυμός μου ἐπ᾽ αὐτούς ἕως τίνος οὐ μὴ δύνωνται καθαρισθῆναι

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 8:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 8:5 - (LXX 8:5)οἱ λέγοντες πότε διελεύσεται ὁ μὴν καὶ ἐμπολήσομεν καὶ τὰ σάββατα καὶ ἀνοίξομεν θησαυροὺς τοῦ ποιῆσαι μικρὸν μέτρον καὶ τοῦ μεγαλῦναι στάθμια καὶ ποιῆσαι ζυγὸν ἄδικον

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:6 - (LXX 2:6)οὐχὶ ταῦτα πάντα παραβολὴν κατ᾽ αὐτοῦ λήμψονται καὶ πρόβλημα εἰς διήγησιν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐροῦσιν οὐαὶ ὁ πληθύνων ἑαυτῷ τὰ οὐκ ὄντα αὐτοῦ ἕως τίνος καὶ βαρύνων τὸν κλοιὸν αὐτοῦ στιβαρῶς

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 1:12 - (LXX 1:12)καὶ ἀπεκρίθη ὁ ἄγγελος κυρίου καὶ εἶπεν κύριε παντοκράτωρ ἕως τίνος οὐ μὴ ἐλεήσῃς τὴν Ιερουσαλημ καὶ τὰς πόλεις Ιουδα ἃς ὑπερεῖδες τοῦτο ἑβδομηκοστὸν ἔτος
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