Lexicon :: Strong's H4983 - matanyâ

מַתַּנְיָה
Transliteration
matanyâ
Pronunciation
mat-tan-yaw'
Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From מַתָּן (H4976) and יָהּ (H3050)
Strong’s Definitions

מַתַּנְיָה Mattanyâh, mat-tan-yaw'; or מַתַּנְיָהוּ Mattanyâhûw; from H4976 and H3050; gift of Jah; Mattanjah, the name of ten Israelites:—Mattaniah.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's H4983 in the following manner: Mattaniah (16x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x
The KJV translates Strong's H4983 in the following manner: Mattaniah (16x).
  1. Mattaniah = "gift of Jehovah"

    1. the original name of the last king of Judah before the captivity; also known as 'Zedekiah'

    2. a Levite, son of Heman, whose office was to blow the horns in the temple service as appointed by David

    3. a Levite of the family of Asaph

    4. a Levite of the family of Asaph who assisted in the purification of the temple in the reign of Hezekiah

    5. a Levite of the family of Asaph who took part in the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem; leader of the temple choir

    6. a Levite, descendant of Asaph and ancestor of Jahaziel in the time of Jehoshaphat

    7. another Levite in the time of Nehemiah

    8. a Levite, father of Zaccur and ancestor of Hanan the under-treasurer who had charge of the offerings in the time of Nehemiah

    9. a man of the sons of Elam who had and put away a strange wife in the time of Ezra

    10. a man of the sons of Zattu who had and put away a strange wife in the time of Ezra

    11. a man descended from Pahath-moab who had and put away a strange wife in the time of Ezra

    12. a man of the sons of Bani who had and put away a strange wife in the time of Ezra

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מַתַּנְיָה Mattanyâh, mat-tan-yaw'; or מַתַּנְיָהוּ Mattanyâhûw; from H4976 and H3050; gift of Jah; Mattanjah, the name of ten Israelites:—Mattaniah.
STRONGS H4983: Abbreviations
מַתַּנְיָ֫הוּ, מַתַּנְיָה proper name, masculine (compare GrayProp. N. 294, No. 82); — Μαθθας, Μανθανιας, Ματθανιας, etc.; —
1. מַתַּנְיָה, last king of Judah, name changed to Zedekiah 2 Kings 24:17.
2. מַתַּנְיָ֫הוּ, Levite name:
a. son of Heman 1 Chronicles 25:4.
b. Asaphite 1 Chronicles 25:16.
c. id., 2 Chronicles 29:13 (Hezekiah's time).
3. מַתַּנְיָה, Levite name:
a. Asaphite 1 Chronicles 9:15; Nehemiah 11:17, 22; Nehemiah 12:8, 35, perhaps = 2b, c (but much confusion and uncertainty; e.g. מ׳ is of Hezekiah's time 2 Chronicles 29:13, and 4th generation before Nehemiah, Nehemiah 11:12; Nehemiah 12:35; while contemporary of Zerubbabel Nehemiah 12:8 and of Nehemiah Nehemiah 11:17).
b. other Levites:
(1) 2 Chronicles 20:14,
(2) Nehemiah 12:25,
(3) Nehemiah 13:13.
4. מַתַּנְיָה, name of several who took strange wives:
a. Ezra 10:26.
b. Ezra 10:27.
c. Ezra 10:30.
d. Ezra 10:37.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Kings

24:17

1 Chronicles

9:15; 25:4; 25:16

2 Chronicles

20:14; 29:13; 29:13

Ezra

10:26; 10:27; 10:30; 10:37

Nehemiah

11:12; 11:17; 11:17; 11:22; 12:8; 12:8; 12:25; 12:35; 12:35; 13:13