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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 לֹא2 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 13 times in 12 verses in 'Psa' in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:3 - [Vulgate 6:4] et anima mea turbata est valde et tu Domine usquequo
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 41:5 - [Vulgate 40:6] inimici mei loquentur malum mihi quando morietur et periet nomen eius
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 42:2 - [Vulgate 41:3] sitivit anima mea Deum fortem viventem quando veniam et parebo ante faciem tuam
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:10 - [Vulgate 73:10] usquequo Deus exprobrabit adversarius blasphemabit inimicus nomen tuum in finem
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 80:4 - [Vulgate 79:5] Domine Deus exercituum usquequo fumabis ad orationem populi tui
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 82:2 - [Vulgate 81:2] usquequo iudicatis iniquitatem et facies impiorum suscipitis semper
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:13 - [Vulgate 89:13] revertere Domine usquequo et exorabilis esto super servis tuis
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:3 - [Vulgate 93:3] usquequo impii Domine usquequo impii exultabunt
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:8 - [Vulgate 93:8] intellegite stulti in populo et insipientes aliquando discite
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 101:2 - [Vulgate 100:2] erudiar in via perfecta quando venies ad me ambulabo in simplicitate cordis mei in medio domus meae
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:82 - [Vulgate 118:82] consumpti sunt oculi mei in verbum tuum dicentes quando consolaberis me
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:84 - [Vulgate 118:84] quot sunt dies servi tui quando facies in persequentibus me iudicium
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