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Mattenai

מַתְּנַיStrong’s H4982

mattnay (mat-t-nay)

Appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Mattnay is the Hebrew word usually translated “mattenai”. It appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament.

“Of the sons of Hashum; Mattenai, Mattathah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.”
Ezra 10:33 KJV
Meaning
  1. A priest, son of Joiarib, in the time of Joiakim
  2. An Israelite who had and put away his foreign wife in the time of Ezra
  3. Another Israelite who had and put away his foreign wife in the time of Ezra
  4. A priest, son of Joiarib, in the time of Joiakim
  5. An Israelite who had and put away his foreign wife in the time of Ezra
  6. Another Israelite who had and put away his foreign wife in the time of Ezra
  7. A priest, son of Joiarib, in the time of Joiakim
  8. An Israelite who had and put away his foreign wife in the time of Ezra
  9. Another Israelite who had and put away his foreign wife in the time of Ezra
How it's translated
  • mattenai 3

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Ezra 2
  • Nehemiah 1

2 books in all.

Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary

מַתְּנַי mattnay · Mattenai

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.33 § Mattenai = "gift of Jehovah" 1) a priest, son of Joiarib, in the time of Joiakim 2) an Israelite who had and put away his foreign wife in the time of Ezra 3) another Israelite who had and put away his foreign wife in the time of Ezra

מַתְּנַי mattnay · Mattenai

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.37 § Mattenai = "gift of Jehovah" 1) a priest, son of Joiarib, in the time of Joiakim 2) an Israelite who had and put away his foreign wife in the time of Ezra 3) another Israelite who had and put away his foreign wife in the time of Ezra

מַתְּנַי mattnay · Mattenai

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.12.19 § Mattenai = "gift of Jehovah" 1) a priest, son of Joiarib, in the time of Joiakim 2) an Israelite who had and put away his foreign wife in the time of Ezra 3) another Israelite who had and put away his foreign wife in the time of Ezra

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.