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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

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:30 - The little you had before I came has increased greatly, and the LORD has blessed you wherever I have been. But now, when may I do something for my own household?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:9 - Moses said to Pharaoh, “I leave to you the honor of setting the time for me to pray for you and your officials and your people that you and your houses may be rid of the frogs, except for those that remain in the Nile.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:3 - So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said to him, “This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘How long will you refuse to humble yourself before me? Let my people go, so that they may worship me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 10:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:7 - Pharaoh’s officials said to him, “How long will this man be a snare to us? Let the people go, so that they may worship the LORD their God. Do you not yet realize that Egypt is ruined?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 14:27

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:27 - “How long will this wicked community grumble against me? I have heard the complaints of these grumbling Israelites.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 1:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:14 - and said to her, “How long are you going to stay 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 will you mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and be on your way; I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem. I have chosen one of his sons to be king.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 2:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:26 - Abner called out to Joab, “Must the sword devour forever? Don’t you realize that this will end in bitterness? How long before you order your men to stop pursuing their fellow Israelites?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:21 - Elijah went before the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow him; but if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people said nothing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:6 - Then the king, with the queen sitting beside him, asked me, “How long will your journey take, and when will you get back?” It pleased the king to send me; so I set a time.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:4 - When I lie down I think, ‘How long before I get up?’ The night drags on, and I toss and turn until dawn.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:3 - My soul is in deep anguish. How long, LORD, how long?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 41:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 41:5 - My enemies say of me in malice, “When will he die and his name perish?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 42:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 42:2 - My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 74:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:10 - How long will the enemy mock you, God? Will the foe revile your name forever?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 80:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 80:4 - How long, LORD God Almighty, will your anger smolder against the prayers of your people?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 82:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 82:2 - “How long will you[fn] defend the unjust and show partiality to the wicked?[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 90:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:13 - Relent, LORD! How long will it be? Have compassion on your servants.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:3 - How long, LORD, will the wicked, how long will the wicked be jubilant?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:8 - Take notice, you senseless ones among the people; you fools, when will you become wise?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 101:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 101:2 - I will be careful to lead a blameless life— when will you come to me? I will conduct the affairs of my house with a blameless heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:82

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:82 - My eyes fail, looking for your promise; 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 wait? When will you punish my persecutors?

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:22 - “How long will you who are simple love your simple ways? 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 will you lie there, you sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep?

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:35

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:35 - “They hit me,” you will say, “but I’m not hurt! They beat me, but I don’t feel it! When will I wake up so I can find another drink?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 6:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 6:11 - Then I said, “For how long, Lord?” And he answered: “Until the cities lie ruined and without inhabitant, until the houses are left deserted and the fields ruined and ravaged,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:14 - Jerusalem, wash the evil from your heart and be saved. How long will you harbor wicked thoughts?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 4:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:21 - How long must I see the battle standard and hear the sound of the trumpet?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 12:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 12:4 - How long will the land lie parched and the grass in every field be withered? Because those who live in it are wicked, the animals and birds have perished. Moreover, the people are saying, “He will not see what happens to us.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 13:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:27 - your adulteries and lustful neighings, your shameless prostitution! I have seen your detestable acts on the hills and in the fields. Woe to you, Jerusalem! How long will you be unclean?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:26 - How long will this continue in the hearts of these lying prophets, who prophesy 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 wander, unfaithful Daughter Israel? The LORD will create a new thing on earth— the woman will return to[fn] the man.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 47:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 47:5 - Gaza will shave her head in mourning; Ashkelon will be silenced. You remnant on the plain, how long will you cut yourselves?

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 8:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:13 - Then I heard a holy one speaking, and another holy one said to him, “How long will it take for the vision to be fulfilled—the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, the rebellion that causes desolation, the surrender of the sanctuary and the trampling underfoot of the LORD’s people?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 12:6 - One of them said to the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, “How long will it be before these astonishing things are fulfilled?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 8:5

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 8:5 - Samaria, throw out your calf-idol! My anger burns against them. How long will they be incapable of purity?

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 8:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 8:5 - saying, “When will the New Moon be over that we may sell grain, and the Sabbath be ended that we may market wheat?”— skimping on the measure, boosting the price and cheating with dishonest scales,

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:6 - “Will not all of them taunt him with ridicule and scorn, saying, “ ‘Woe to him who piles up stolen goods and makes himself wealthy by extortion! How long must this go on?’

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 1:12 - Then the angel of the LORD said, “LORD Almighty, how long will you withhold mercy from Jerusalem and from the towns of Judah, which you have been angry with these seventy years?”
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