מַתָּן
mattân · H4976 · Hebrew · 5 occurrences
Meanings
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gift, present
Object given to someone else
ExamplesGenesis 34:12 “Demand of me ever so much bridal payment and gift, and I will give whatever you tell me; but give me the girl in marriage.”
Numbers 18:11 “This also is yours, the offering of their gift, that is, all the wave offerings of the sons of Israel; I have given them to you and to your sons and daughters with you as a permanent allotment. Everyone of your household who is clean may eat it.
Proverbs 18:16 A person’s gift makes room for him And brings him before great people.
How it’s used In 4 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- אָדָםhuman, humankind, human being(s) 1
- הֶםtheir 1
What it doesIt is the subject
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- כָּפָהto avert 1
- רָחַבto be large 1
What is done to itIt is the object
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- רָבָהto increase 1
In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- אִישׁman, person, each 1
- תְּרוּמָהcontribution, offering 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 2 words
- שַׁחַד shachad · H7810 · present, gift, bribe
- שֹׁחַד denotes a gift or present, often with connotations of a bribe or reward given to influence behavior. While it overlaps with מַתָּן in the sense of 'gift/reward,' שֹׁחַד typically carries more negative ethical implications when referring to gifts meant to corrupt justice.
- מִנְחָה minchâh · H4503 · gift, tribute, offering
- מִנְחָה refers to a gift, tribute, or offering, often in contexts of respect or worship. It overlaps with מַתָּן in the basic sense of 'gift' or 'present' but typically emphasizes gifts given in formal, religious, or diplomatic contexts.
In the other Testament 3 words
- δῶρον dōron · G1435 · gift, present, offering box
- δῶρον is the standard Greek translation equivalent for מַתָּן, both denoting a gift or present given from one party to another. This is the primary Greek term used to translate Hebrew gift terminology in the LXX.
- δόμα dóma · G1390 · gift
- δόμα is another Greek term for gift, particularly emphasizing the act of giving. It serves as a natural translation equivalent for מַתָּן in contexts where a gift or present is being described.
- δόσις dósis · G1394 · to give, giving, gift
- δόσις denotes both the act of giving and the gift itself, corresponding well to the semantic range of מַתָּן which can indicate both gift and the act of giving.
Semantic domains 2 entries
- Objects001
- מַתָּן denotes a gift or present given to another, as in the bridal payment and gift Shechem offers for Dinah (Genesis 34:12) or the wave offerings given to the priests (Numbers 18:11), functioning as a concrete item given.
- Names of People003001007
- The same word form also functions as the personal name Mattan, borne by the priest of Baal killed before the altars during Athaliah's overthrow (2 Kings 11:18) and by the father of Shephatiah in Jeremiah's day (Jeremiah 38:1).
Word family 8 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H4976. mattan I. מַתָּן noun masculinePro 18:16 collective gift(s); — absolute ׳מ Gen…
I. מַתָּן noun masculinePro 18:16
collective gift(s); — absolute ׳מ Gen 34:12 Gen 34:2t.; construct id. Pro 18:16 (see Baeron the passage Ges§ 92g Köii 1, 98); suffix מַתָּנָם Num 18:11; — marriage-gifts Gen 34:12 (J; + מֹהַר); offerings Num 18:11 (P; מ ׳תְּרוּמַת); elsewhere Generally, gifts, presents, Pro 18:16; Pro 21:14 (|| שֹׁחַד); מַתָּן אִישׁ Pro 19:6 = a giver of gifts.
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 2 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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