Strong's H4983 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: מַתַּנְיָה (Mattanyâh)

Pronunciation: mat-tan-yaw'

POS: mat-tan-yaw' Morph: n-pr-m

Exegesis: or ; from and ; gift of Jah;

Definition: or מַתַּנְיָהוּ; from מַתָּן and יָהּ; gift of Jah; Mattanjah, the name of ten Israelites; Mattaniah.

KJV Usage: Mattaniah.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Mattaniah = "gift of Jehovah"
• 2. 1) the original name of the last king of Judah before the captivity; also known as 'Zedekiah'
• 3. 2) a Levite, son of Heman, whose office was to blow the horns in the temple service as appointed by David
• 4. 3) a Levite of the family of Asaph
• 5. 4) a Levite of the family of Asaph who assisted in the purification of the temple in the reign of Hezekiah
• 6. 5) a Levite of the family of Asaph who took part in the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem; leader of the temple choir
• 7. 6) a Levite, descendant of Asaph and ancestor of Jahaziel in the time of Jehoshaphat
• 8. 7) another Levite in the time of Nehemiah
• 9. 8) a Levite, father of Zaccur and ancestor of Hanan the under-treasurer who had charge of the offerings in the time of Nehemiah
• 10. 9) a man of the sons of Elam who had and put away a strange wife in the time of Ezra
• 11. 10) a man of the sons of Zattu who had and put away a strange wife in the time of Ezra
• 12. 11) a man descended from Pahath-moab who had and put away a strange wife in the time of Ezra
• 13. 12) a man of the sons of Bani who had and put away a strange wife in the time of Ezra

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