Mattat מַתַּת
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| מַתַּת | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | mattat |
| Strong's number | H4991 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | gift |
| Occurrences | 6 in 6 verses |
| Most frequent in | Ecclesiastes (2) |
Mattat (Hebrew מַתַּת, Strong's H4991) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “gift”. It occurs 6 times in 6 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
gift, reward
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | gift (3), give (2), reward (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | reward (1), gifts (1), gift (1), is a gift (1), shall be (1), give (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Mattat, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
1 Kings
- 1 Kings 13:7And the king said unto the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward.Then the king said to the man of God, “Come home with me and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward.”
Proverbs
- Proverbs 25:14Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.Like clouds and wind without rain is the man who boasts of gifts never given.
Ecclesiastes
- Ecclesiastes 3:13And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.and also that every man should eat and drink and find satisfaction in all his labor—this is the gift of God.
- Ecclesiastes 5:19Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God.Furthermore, God has given riches and wealth to every man, and He has enabled him to enjoy them, to accept his lot, and to rejoice in his labor. This is a gift from God.
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 46:5And the meat offering shall be an ephah for a ram, and the meat offering for the lambs as he shall be able to give, and an hin of oil to an ephah.The grain offering with the ram shall be one ephah, and the grain offering with the lambs shall be as much as he is able, along with a hin of oil per ephah.
- Ezekiel 46:11And in the feasts and in the solemnities the meat offering shall be an ephah to a bullock, and an ephah to a ram, and to the lambs as he is able to give, and an hin of oil to an ephah.At the festivals and appointed feasts, the grain offering shall be an ephah with a bull, an ephah with a ram, and as much as one is able to give with the lambs, along with a hin of oil per ephah.
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).