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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
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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 Box Gen 30:30

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:30 - Indeed, you had little before I arrived, but now your possessions have increased many times over. The LORD has blessed you wherever I worked. But now, how long must it be before I do something for my own family too?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:9 - Moses said to Pharaoh, "You may have the honor over me - when shall I pray for you, your servants, and your people, for the frogs to be removed from you and your houses, so that they will be left only in the Nile?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:3 - So Moses and Aaron came to Pharaoh and told him, "Thus says the LORD, the God of the Hebrews: 'How long do you refuse to humble yourself before me? Release my people so that they may serve me!

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 10:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:7 - Pharaoh's servants said to him, "How long will this man be a menace to us? Release the people so that they may serve the LORD their God. Do you not know that Egypt is destroyed?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 14:27

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:27 - "How long must I bear with this evil congregation that murmurs against me? I have heard the complaints of the Israelites that they murmured against me.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 1:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:14 - So he said to her, "How often do you intend to get drunk? Put away your wine!"

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 16:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:1 - The LORD said to Samuel, "How long do you intend to mourn for Saul? I have rejected him as king over Israel. Fill your horn with olive oil and go! I am sending you to Jesse in Bethlehem, for I have selected a king for myself from among his sons."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 2:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:26 - Then Abner called out to Joab, "Must the sword devour forever? Don't you realize that this will turn bitter in the end? When will you tell the people to turn aside from pursuing their brothers?"

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:21 - Elijah approached all the people and said, "How long are you going to be paralyzed by indecision? If the LORD is the true God, then follow him, but if Baal is, follow him!" But the people did not say a word.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:6 - Then the king, with his consort sitting beside him, replied, "How long would your trip take, and when would you return?" Since the king was amenable to dispatching me, I gave him a time.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:4 - If I lie down, I say, 'When will I arise?', and the night stretches on and I toss and turn restlessly until the day dawns.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:3 - I am absolutely terrified, and you, LORD - how long will this continue?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 41:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 41:5 - My enemies ask this cruel question about me, 'When will he finally die and be forgotten?'

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 42:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 42:2 - I thirst for God, for the living God. I say, "When will I be able to go and appear in God's presence?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 74:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:10 - How long, O God, will the adversary hurl insults? Will the enemy blaspheme your name forever?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 80:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 80:4 - O LORD God, invincible warrior! How long will you remain angry at your people while they pray to you?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 82:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 82:2 - He says, "How long will you make unjust legal decisions and show favoritism to the wicked? (Selah)

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 90:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:13 - Turn back toward us, O LORD! How long must this suffering last? Have pity on your servants!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:3 - O LORD, how long will the wicked, how long will the wicked celebrate?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:8 - Take notice of this, you ignorant people! You fools, when will you ever understand?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 101:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 101:2 - I will walk in the way of integrity. When will you come to me? I will conduct my business with integrity in the midst of my palace.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:82

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:82 - My eyes grow tired as I wait for your promise to be fulfilled. I say, "When will you comfort me?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:84

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:84 - How long must your servant endure this? When will you judge those who pursue me?

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:22 - "How long will you simpletons love naiveté? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge?

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:9 - How long, you sluggard, will you lie there? When will you rise from your sleep?

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:35

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:35 - You will say, "They have struck me, but I am not harmed! They beat me, but I did not know it! When will I awake? I will look for another drink."

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 6:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 6:11 - I replied, "How long, sovereign master?" He said, "Until cities are in ruins and unpopulated, and houses are uninhabited, and the land is ruined and devastated,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:14 - "Oh people of Jerusalem, purify your hearts from evil so that you may yet be delivered. How long will you continue to harbor up wicked schemes within you?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 4:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:21 - "How long must I see the enemy's battle flags and hear the military signals of their bugles?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 12:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 12:4 - How long must the land be parched and the grass in every field be withered? How long must the animals and the birds die because of the wickedness of the people who live in this land? For these people boast, "God will not see what happens to us."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 13:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:27 - People of Jerusalem, I have seen your adulterous worship, your shameless prostitution to, and your lustful pursuit of, other gods. I have seen your disgusting acts of worship on the hills throughout the countryside. You are doomed to destruction! How long will you continue to be unclean?'"

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:26 - Those prophets are just prophesying lies. They are prophesying the delusions of their own minds.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:22 - How long will you vacillate, you who were once like an unfaithful daughter? For I, the LORD, promise to bring about something new on the earth, something as unique as a woman protecting a man!'"

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 47:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 47:5 - The people of Gaza will shave their heads in mourning. The people of Ashkelon will be struck dumb. How long will you gash yourselves to show your sorrow, you who remain of Philistia's power?

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 8:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:13 - Then I heard a holy one speaking. Another holy one said to the one who was speaking, "To what period of time does the vision pertain - this vision concerning the daily sacrifice and the destructive act of rebellion and the giving over of both the sanctuary and army to be trampled?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 12:6 - One said to the man clothed in linen who was above the waters of the river, "When will the end of these wondrous events occur?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 8:5

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 8:5 - O Samaria, he has rejected your calf idol! My anger burns against them! They will not survive much longer without being punished, even though they are Israelites!

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 8:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 8:5 - You say, "When will the new moon festival be over, so we can sell grain? When will the Sabbath end, so we can open up the grain bins? We're eager to sell less for a higher price, and to cheat the buyer with rigged scales!

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:6 - "But all these nations will someday taunt him and ridicule him with proverbial sayings: 'The one who accumulates what does not belong to him is as good as dead (How long will this go on?) - he who gets rich by extortion!'

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 1:12 - The angel of the LORD then asked, "LORD who rules over all, how long before you have compassion on Jerusalem and the other cities of Judah which you have been so angry with for these seventy years?"
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