4980. Mattanah
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Mattanah: Gift

Original Word: מַתָּנָה
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Mattanah
Pronunciation: mat-taw-NAH
Phonetic Spelling: (mat-taw-naw')
Definition: Gift
Meaning: Mattanah

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Mattanah

The same as mattanah; Mattanah, a place in the Desert -- Mattanah.

see HEBREW mattanah

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
fem. of mattan
Definition
a place E. of the Jordan
NASB Translation
Mattanah (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
II. מַתָּנָה proper name, of a location a station of Israel east of Jordan Numbers 21:18,19 (JE), ᵐ5 Μανθαναειν.

מַתְּנַי see מַתַּנְיָה below

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root נָתַן (natan), meaning "to give."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for Mattanah, as it is a specific Hebrew proper noun referring to a location in the Old Testament. However, the concept of "gift" in Greek is often represented by the word δῶρον (dōron), Strong's Greek Number 1435, which is used in various contexts in the New Testament to denote a gift or offering.

Usage: Mattanah is used as a proper noun referring to a specific location mentioned in the journey of the Israelites during their wilderness wanderings.

Context: Mattanah is a place mentioned in the Old Testament, specifically in the Book of Numbers. It is one of the stations in the wilderness where the Israelites camped during their journey from Egypt to the Promised Land. The reference to Mattanah is found in Numbers 21:18-19, which describes the Israelites' journey from the wilderness to the plains of Moab. The passage reads: "From the wilderness they went on to Mattanah, and from Mattanah to Nahaliel, and from Nahaliel to Bamoth" (BSB). The name Mattanah, meaning "gift," may symbolize the provision and blessings received by the Israelites during their travels. The exact location of Mattanah is not known, but it is part of the sequence of encampments that illustrate the progression of the Israelites towards their destination.

Forms and Transliterations
וּמִמַּתָּנָ֖ה וממתנה מַתָּנָֽה׃ מתנה׃ mat·tā·nāh mattaNah mattānāh ū·mim·mat·tā·nāh umimattaNah ūmimmattānāh
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Englishman's Concordance
Numbers 21:18
HEB: בְּמִשְׁעֲנֹתָ֑ם וּמִמִּדְבָּ֖ר מַתָּנָֽה׃
NAS: And from the wilderness [they continued] to Mattanah,
KJV: And from the wilderness [they went] to Mattanah:
INT: their staffs the wilderness Mattanah

Numbers 21:19
HEB: וּמִמַּתָּנָ֖ה נַחֲלִיאֵ֑ל וּמִנַּחֲלִיאֵ֖ל
NAS: and from Mattanah to Nahaliel,
KJV: And from Mattanah to Nahaliel:
INT: Mattanah to Nahaliel Nahaliel

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4980
2 Occurrences


mat·tā·nāh — 1 Occ.
ū·mim·mat·tā·nāh — 1 Occ.















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