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Lexicon :: Strong's H4979 - matānâ

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מַתָּנָה
Transliteration
matānâ
Pronunciation
mat-taw-naw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1443c

Strong’s Definitions

מַתָּנָה mattânâh, mat-taw-naw'; feminine of H4976; a present; specifically (in a good sense), a sacrificial offering, (in a bad sense) a bribe:—gift.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x

The KJV translates Strong's H4979 in the following manner: gifts (16x), as he is able (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x
The KJV translates Strong's H4979 in the following manner: gifts (16x), as he is able (1x).

  1. gift

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מַתָּנָה mattânâh, mat-taw-naw'; feminine of H4976; a present; specifically (in a good sense), a sacrificial offering, (in a bad sense) a bribe:—gift.
STRONGS H4979: Abbreviations
† I. מַתָּנָה noun feminine gift; — absolute מ׳ Numbers 18:6 + 4 times; construct מַתְּנַת Deuteronomy 16:17; plural מַתָּנֹת Genesis 25:6 +, construct מַתְּנֹת Exodus 28:38, suffix מַתְּנֹתֵיכֶם Ezekiel 20:31 +, etc.; — gift, Genesis 25:6 (J) Ezekiel 46:16, 17; 2 Chronicles 21:3; offerings to י׳ Exodus 28:38 (מַתְּנֹת קָדְשֵׁיכֶם), Leviticus 23:38 (distinguished from נֶדֶר and נְדָבָה), Leviticus 18:29 (compare מַתָּנָם Leviticus 18:11; — all P); rejected (idolatrous) offerings Ezekiel 20:26, 31, 39; אִישׁ כְּמַתְּנַת יָדוֺ Deuteronomy 16:17 each man according to the gift of his hand, i.e. according to his ability; compare בָאָדָם לָקַחְתָּ מ׳ Psalm 68:19 thou (י׳) hast received gifts among men (i.e. either tribute gained by battle, compare Che, or the offerings of those who turn to י׳ Hup-Now; > gifts consisting of men JDMich Hengst Bö Ew DeW); מ׳ used of Levites, as God's gift to Aaron and his sons, Numbers 18:6, whose priesthood is עֲבֹדַת מ׳ Numbers 18:7, i.e. a service which is a gift from God; מַתָּנוֺת לָאֶבְיֹנִים Esther 9:22 gifts to the poor; = bribe Proverbs 15:27; Ecclesiastes 7:7.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

25:6; 25:6

Exodus

28:38; 28:38

Leviticus

18:11; 18:29; 23:38

Numbers

18:6; 18:6; 18:7

Deuteronomy

16:17; 16:17

2 Chronicles

21:3

Esther

9:22

Psalms

68:19

Proverbs

15:27

Ecclesiastes

7:7

Ezekiel

20:26; 20:31; 20:31; 20:39; 46:16; 46:17

H4979

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4979 matches the Hebrew מַתָּנָה (matānâ),
which occurs 17 times in 17 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 25:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:6 - And to the sons of the concubines that Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and, while he yet lived, sent them away from Isaac his son, eastward to the east country.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:38

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:38 - And it shall be upon Aaron's forehead, and Aaron shall bear the iniquity of the holy things, which the children of Israel shall hallow in all gifts of their holy things; and it shall be continually on his forehead, that they may be accepted before Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 23:38

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 23:38 - besides the sabbaths of Jehovah, and besides your gifts, and besides all your vows, and besides all your voluntary offerings, which ye give to Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 18:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:6 - And I, behold, I have taken your brethren, the Levites, from among the children of Israel; to you are they given as a gift for Jehovah to perform the service of the tent of meeting.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:7 - But thou and thy sons with thee shall attend to your priesthood for all that concerneth the altar, and for that which is inside the veil; and ye shall perform the service: I give you your priesthood as a service of gift, and the stranger that cometh near shall be put to death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 18:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:29 - Out of all that is given you ye shall offer the whole heave-offering of Jehovah, -- of all the best thereof the hallowed part thereof.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 16:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:17 - each shall give according to that which is in his power to give, according to the blessing of Jehovah thy God which he hath given thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 21:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 21:3 - And their father had given them great gifts of silver and of gold and of precious things, besides fortified cities in Judah; but the kingdom he gave to Jehoram, for he was the firstborn.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 9:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:22 - as the days on which the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month that was turned to them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day; that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:18 - Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts in Man, and even for the rebellious, for the dwelling there of Jah Elohim.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:27 - He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 7:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:7 - Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad, and a gift destroyeth the heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 20:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:26 - and I defiled them by their own gifts, in that they devoted all that opened the womb, that I might make them desolate, to the end that they might know that I am Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 20:31

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:31 - And when ye offer your gifts, making your sons to pass through the fire, ye defile yourselves with all your idols, even unto this day; and shall I be inquired of by you, O house of Israel? As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, I will not be inquired of by you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 20:39

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:39 - As for you, O house of Israel, thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Go ye, serve every one his idols henceforth also, if none of you will hearken unto me; but profane my holy name no more with your gifts and with your idols.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 46:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 46:16 - Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: If the prince give a gift unto any of his sons, it shall be that one's inheritance, for his sons: it shall be their possession by inheritance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 46:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 46:17 - But if he give a gift of his inheritance to one of his servants, it shall be his until the year of liberty; and it shall return to the prince: to his sons alone shall his inheritance remain.
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