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Lexicon :: Strong's H4294 - maṭṭê

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מַטֶּה
Transliteration
maṭṭê
Pronunciation
mat-teh'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1352b

Strong’s Definitions

מַטֶּה maṭṭeh, mat-teh'; or (feminine) מַטָּה maṭṭâh; from H5186; 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.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 251x

The KJV translates Strong's H4294 in the following manner: tribe (182x), rod (52x), staff (15x), staves (1x), tribe (with H4294) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 251x
The KJV translates Strong's H4294 in the following manner: tribe (182x), rod (52x), staff (15x), staves (1x), tribe (with H4294) (1x).

  1. staff, branch, tribe

    1. staff, rod, shaft

    2. branch (of vine)

    3. tribe

      1. company led by chief with staff (originally)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מַטֶּה maṭṭeh, mat-teh'; or (feminine) מַטָּה maṭṭâh; from H5186; 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.
STRONGS H4294: Abbreviations
מַטֶּה 251 noun masculineExodus 4:17 (feminine Micah 6:9 according to MT, but dubious, see below)
1. staff, rod, shaft.
2. branch.
3. tribe (Ecclus 48:2 staff, Ecclesiasticus 45:6; Ecclesiasticus 45:25 tribe); — absolute מ׳ Genesis 38:25 +; construct מַטַּה Exodus 4:20 +; suffix מַטְּךָ Genesis 38:18 + 5 times, מַטֶּ֑ךָ Exodus 8:1, מַטֵּ֫הוּ Isaiah 10:24 + 10 times; plural מַטּוֺת 1 Kings 8:1 +, etc.; suffix מַטּוֺחָם Exodus 7:12; Numbers 17:21; also מַטָּיו Habakkuk 3:14 (but read מַטֶּיךָ or — Gr — מַטֹּתֶיךָ); —
1. (compare מַקֵּל, שֵׁבֶט) staff of traveller Genesis 38:18, 25 (J); in general Isaiah 10:15 (simile; || שֵׁבֶט); from staff as support comes figurative מַטֵּהלֶֿחֶם staff of bread (food supply) Ezekiel 4:16; Ezekiel 5:16; Ezekiel 14:13; Leviticus 26:26; Psalm 105:16; of staff or rod, Moses as shepherd Exodus 4:2, 4; Exodus 7:15 (J), Exodus 4:17; Exodus 7:17, 20; Exodus 9:23; Exodus 10:13; Exodus 17:5 (all E); compare also Isaiah 10:26; Exodus 14:16; Numbers 20:8, 9, 11 (all P); called הָאֱלֹהִים מ׳ Exodus 4:20; Exodus 17:9 (both E), because of miraculous power connected with it; compare mirac. rod of Aaron Exodus 7:9, 10, 12, 19; Exodus 8:1; Exodus 8:12; Exodus 8:13 (all P), and of Egyptian magicians Exodus 7:12 (twice in verse) (P); compare Aaron's rod that budded Numbers 17:18 [Numbers 17:3]; Numbers 17:21 [Numbers 17:6]; Numbers 17:23 [Numbers 17:8]; Numbers 17:25 [Numbers 17:10] (compare RSSemitic i. 180; 2d ed. 197); carried even by warrior 1 Samuel 14:27, 43; מַטֵּה שִׁכְמוֺ Isaiah 9:3 i.e. rod that strikes his shoulder, task-master's rod (|| שֵׁבֶט הַנֹּגֵשׂ בּוֺ), compare Isaiah 10:5 and Isaiah 10:24; Isaiah 14:5 (|| שֵׁבֶט), all figurative of oppression; מַטֵּה מוּסָדָה Isaiah 30:32 appointed rod (of punishment); compare מ׳ Ezekiel 7:10, 11 (but text obscure, Co — which see — sceptre), also Micah 6:9 according to MT, but see below 3; used in beating out (חבט) fennel Isaiah 28:27; staff as badge of leader or ruler מַטֵּהעֹֿז Jeremiah 48:17 (|| מַקֵּל), compare Psalm 110:2; so Numbers 17:17 [Numbers 17:2] (4 times in verse) + 10 times Numbers 17; apparently shafts, i.e. arrows or spears, Habakkuk 3:9, 14 (compare Now Da GASm).
†2. branch of vine Ezekiel 19:11, 12, 14 (twice in verse).
3. tribe (183 times), originally company led by chief with staff: specifically of tribes of Israel in both singular and plural, 1 Kings 7:14; 1 Kings 8:1 2 Chronicles 5:2; Exodus 31:2 + 5 times Exodus; Leviticus 24:11; Numbers 1:4 + 89 times Numbers; Joshua 7:1 + 56 times Joshua (all P); 1 Chronicles 6:45 + 21 times 1 Chronicles 6; 1 Chronicles 12:31; probably also Micah 6:9 (vocative; so Greek Version of the LXX We Now GASm). — compare שֵׁבֶט, and on relation of these two words for tribe Hebrew usage DrJPhoenician xi. (1882), 213 f.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

38:18; 38:18; 38:25; 38:25

Exodus

4:2; 4:4; 4:17; 4:17; 4:20; 4:20; 7:9; 7:10; 7:12; 7:12; 7:12; 7:15; 7:17; 7:19; 7:20; 8:1; 8:1; 8:12; 8:13; 9:23; 10:13; 14:16; 17:5; 17:9; 31:2

Leviticus

24:11; 26:26

Numbers

1:4; 17; 17:2; 17:3; 17:6; 17:8; 17:10; 20:8; 20:9; 20:11

Joshua

7:1

1 Samuel

14:27; 14:43

1 Kings

7:14; 8:1; 8:1

1 Chronicles

6; 6:45; 12:31

2 Chronicles

5:2

Psalms

105:16; 110:2

Isaiah

9:3; 10:5; 10:15; 10:24; 10:24; 10:26; 14:5; 28:27; 30:32

Jeremiah

48:17

Ezekiel

4:16; 5:16; 7:10; 7:11; 14:13; 19:11; 19:12; 19:14

Micah

6:9; 6:9; 6:9

Habakkuk

3:9; 3:14; 3:14

H4294

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Strong's Number H4294 matches the Hebrew מַטֶּה (maṭṭê),
which occurs 252 times in 205 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 5 (Gen 38:18–Num 2:20)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:18 - ait Iudas quid vis tibi pro arrabone dari respondit anulum tuum et armillam et baculum quem manu tenes ad unum igitur coitum concepit mulier

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:25 - quae cum educeretur ad poenam misit ad socerum suum dicens de viro cuius haec sunt concepi cognosce cuius sit anulus et armilla et baculus

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:2 - dixit ergo ad eum quid est hoc quod tenes in manu tua respondit virga

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:4 - dixitque Dominus extende manum tuam et adprehende caudam eius extendit et tenuit versaque est in virgam

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 4:17

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:17 - virgam quoque hanc sume in manu tua in qua facturus es signa

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 4:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:20 - tulit Moses uxorem et filios suos et inposuit eos super asinum reversusque est in Aegyptum portans virgam Dei in manu sua

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:9 - cum dixerit vobis Pharao ostendite signa dices ad Aaron tolle virgam tuam et proice eam coram Pharao ac vertatur in colubrum

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:10 - ingressi itaque Moses et Aaron ad Pharaonem fecerunt sicut praeceperat Dominus tulitque Aaron virgam coram Pharao et servis eius quae versa est in colubrum

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:12 - proieceruntque singuli virgas suas quae versae sunt in dracones sed devoravit virga Aaron virgas eorum

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:15 - vade ad eum mane ecce egredietur ad aquas et stabis in occursum eius super ripam fluminis et virgam quae conversa est in draconem tolles in manu tua

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:17 - haec igitur dicit Dominus in hoc scies quod Dominus sim ecce percutiam virga quae in manu mea est aquam fluminis et vertetur in sanguinem

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 7:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:19 - dixit quoque Dominus ad Mosen dic ad Aaron tolle virgam tuam et extende manum tuam super aquas Aegypti et super fluvios eorum et rivos ac paludes et omnes lacus aquarum ut vertantur in sanguinem et sit cruor in omni terra Aegypti tam in ligneis vasis quam in saxeis

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:20 - feceruntque ita Moses et Aaron sicut praeceperat Dominus et elevans virgam percussit aquam fluminis coram Pharao et servis eius quae versa est in sanguinem

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:5 - dixitque Dominus ad Mosen dic Aaron extende manum tuam super fluvios et super rivos ac paludes et educ ranas super terram Aegypti

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 8:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:16 - dixitque Dominus ad Mosen loquere ad Aaron extende virgam tuam et percute pulverem terrae et sint scinifes in universa terra Aegypti

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:17 - feceruntque ita et extendit Aaron manu virgam tenens percussitque pulverem terrae et facti sunt scinifes in hominibus et in iumentis omnis pulvis terrae versus est in scinifes per totam terram Aegypti

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:23 - extenditque Moses virgam in caelum et Dominus dedit tonitrua et grandinem ac discurrentia fulgura super terram pluitque Dominus grandinem super terram Aegypti

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:13 - extendit Moses virgam super terram Aegypti et Dominus induxit ventum urentem tota illa die ac nocte et mane facto ventus urens levavit lucustas

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:16 - tu autem eleva virgam tuam et extende manum super mare et divide illud ut gradiantur filii Israhel in medio mari per siccum

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 17:5 - ait Dominus ad Mosen antecede populum et sume tecum de senibus Israhel et virgam qua percussisti fluvium tolle in manu tua et vade

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 17:9 - dixitque Moses ad Iosue elige viros et egressus pugna contra Amalech cras ego stabo in vertice collis habens virgam Dei in manu mea

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:2 - ecce vocavi ex nomine Beselehel filium Uri filii Hur de tribu Iuda

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:6 - dedique ei socium Hooliab filium Achisamech de tribu Dan et in corde omnis eruditi posui sapientiam ut faciant cuncta quae praecepi tibi

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:30 - omnes viri et mulieres mente devota obtulerunt donaria ut fierent opera quae iusserat Dominus per manum Mosi cuncti filii Israhel voluntaria Domino dedicaverunt

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:34 - dedit in corde eius Hooliab quoque filium Achisamech de tribu Dan

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 38:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:22 - quas Beselehel filius Uri filii Hur de tribu Iuda Domino per Mosen iubente conpleverat

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 38:23

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:23 - iuncto sibi socio Hooliab filio Achisamech de tribu Dan qui et ipse artifex lignorum egregius fuit et polymitarius atque plumarius ex hyacintho purpura vermiculo et bysso

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 24:11 - cumque blasphemasset nomen et maledixisset ei adductus est ad Mosen vocabatur autem mater eius Salumith filia Dabri de tribu Dan

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:26 - postquam confregero baculum panis vestri ita ut decem mulieres in uno clibano coquant panes et reddant eos ad pondus et comedetis et non saturabimini

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:4 - eruntque vobiscum principes tribuum ac domorum in cognationibus suis

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:16 - hii nobilissimi principes multitudinis per tribus et cognationes suas et capita exercitus Israhel

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:21 - quadraginta sex milia quingenti

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 1:23

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:23 - quinquaginta novem milia trecenti

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 1:25

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:25 - quadraginta quinque milia sescenti quinquaginta

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 1:27

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:27 - recensiti sunt septuaginta quattuor milia sescenti

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 1:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:29 - recensiti sunt quinquaginta quattuor milia quadringenti

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 1:31

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:31 - quinquaginta septem milia quadringenti

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 1:33

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:33 - quadraginta milia quingenti

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 1:35

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:35 - triginta duo milia ducenti

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 1:37

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:37 - triginta quinque milia quadringenti

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 1:39

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:39 - sexaginta duo milia septingenti

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 1:41

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:41 - quadraginta milia et mille quingenti

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 1:43

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:43 - quinquaginta tria milia quadringenti

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 1:47

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:47 - Levitae autem in tribu familiarum suarum non sunt numerati cum eis

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 1:49

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:49 - tribum Levi noli numerare neque ponas summam eorum cum filiis Israhel

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:5 - iuxta eum castrametati sunt de tribu Isachar quorum princeps fuit Nathanahel filius Suar

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:7 - in tribu Zabulon princeps fuit Heliab filius Helon

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:12 - iuxta eum castrametati sunt de tribu Symeon quorum princeps fuit Salamihel filius Surisaddai

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:14 - in tribu Gad princeps fuit Heliasaph filius Duhel

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:20 - et cum eis tribus filiorum Manasse quorum princeps fuit Gamalihel filius Phadassur

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