Mattan מַתָּן
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| מַתָּן | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | mattan |
| Strong's number | H4977 (H4977G, H4977H) |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | name of a man |
| Gloss | Mattan |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | 2 Kings (1) |
Mattan (Hebrew מַתָּן, Strong's H4977) is a name of a man in the Old Testament, glossed “Mattan”. It occurs 3 times.
Definition
H4977G: Mattan
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.11.18
§ Mattan = "a gift"
1) a priest of Baal in Jerusalem in the time of Athaliah
2) father of Shephatiah in the time of Jeremiah
§ Mattan = "a gift"
1) a priest of Baal in Jerusalem in the time of Athaliah
2) father of Shephatiah in the time of Jeremiah
H4977H: Mattan
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Jer.38.1;
father of: Shephatiah (H8203O)
§ Mattan = "a gift"
1) a priest of Baal in Jerusalem in the time of Athaliah
2) father of Shephatiah in the time of Jeremiah
father of: Shephatiah (H8203O)
§ Mattan = "a gift"
1) a priest of Baal in Jerusalem in the time of Athaliah
2) father of Shephatiah in the time of Jeremiah
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | mattan (3) |
|---|---|
| BSB | mattan (3) |
Verses
Every verse with Mattan, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
2 Kings
- 2 Kings 11:18And all the people of the land went into the house of Baal, and brake it down; his altars and his images brake they in pieces thoroughly, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed officers over the house of the Lord.So all the people of the land went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars and idols to pieces, and they killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars. And Jehoiada the priest posted guards for the house of the LORD.
2 Chronicles
- 2 Chronicles 23:17Then all the people went to the house of Baal, and brake it down, and brake his altars and his images in pieces, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars.So all the people went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars and idols to pieces and killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars.
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 38:1Then Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur the son of Malchiah, heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken unto all the people, saying,Now Shephatiah son of Mattan, Gedaliah son of Pashhur, Jucal son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur son of Malchijah heard that Jeremiah had been telling all the people:
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).