מַתָּנָה mattanah
Hebrew word for “gift” · Strong’s H4979 · used 17 times in 17 verses
Meaning
gift; Aramaic equivalent: mat.t.na (מַתְּנָא "gift" H4978)
How it is translated
Glosses given for mattanah in context, with how often each is used:
- gifts 11
- gift 5
- bribe 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ezekiel | 5 | 0.3 | |
| Numbers | 3 | 0.2 | |
| Genesis | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Exodus | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Leviticus | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Deuteronomy | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 2 Chronicles | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Esther | 1 | 0.3 | |
| Psalms | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Proverbs | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Ecclesiastes | 1 | 0.3 |
Chapters where it is used most
Numbers 18 (3), Ezekiel 20 (3), Ezekiel 46 (2), Genesis 25 (1), Exodus 28 (1), Leviticus 23 (1), Deuteronomy 16 (1), 2 Chronicles 21 (1), Esther 9 (1), Psalms 68 (1)
Forms
- מתנה 5
- מתנת 3
- מתנתיכם 2
- מתנות 2
- מתנותיכם 1
- כמתנת 1
- ומתנות 1
- במתנותם 1
- במתנותיכם 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with mattanah more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- עָבַד avad “to serve” 3
- יְהֹוִה yehovih “YHWH/God” 3
- הֶם hem “them” 4
- גִּלּוּל gillul “idol” 2
- אֲדֹנָי adonai “Lord” 3
- נָשִׂיא nasi “leader” 2
- עֲבֹדָה avodah “service” 2
- טָמֵא tame “to defile” 2
- אֲנִי ani “I” 3
- נַחֲלָה nachalah “inheritance” 2
- אַתָּה attah “you(m.s.)” 3
- קֹדֶשׁ qodesh “holiness” 2
Key verses
The verses using mattanah that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Genesis 25:6 — But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east…
- Exodus 28:38 — And it shall be upon Aaron’s forehead, that Aaron may bear the iniquity of the holy things, which the children of Israel shall hallow in all their holy gifts;…
- Leviticus 23:38 — Beside the sabbaths of the LORD, and beside your gifts, and beside all your vows, and beside all your freewill offerings, which ye give unto the LORD.
- Numbers 18:6 — And I, behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel: to you they are given as a gift for the LORD, to do the service of the…
- Numbers 18:7 — Therefore thou and thy sons with thee shall keep your priest’s office for every thing of the altar, and within the vail; and ye shall serve: I have given your…
- Esther 9:22 — As the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day: that…
- Psalms 68:18 — Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell…
- Proverbs 15:27 — He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.
- Ecclesiastes 7:7 — Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.
- Ezekiel 20:26 — And I polluted them in their own gifts, in that they caused to pass through the fire all that openeth the womb, that I might make them desolate, to the end…
- Ezekiel 20:31 — For when ye offer your gifts, when ye make your sons to pass through the fire, ye pollute yourselves with all your idols, even unto this day: and shall I be…
- Ezekiel 20:39 — As for you, O house of Israel, thus saith the Lord GOD; Go ye, serve ye every one his idols, and hereafter also, if ye will not hearken unto me: but pollute ye…
See all 17 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.