H4294 — מַטֶּה (maṭṭeh)
Strong's H4294 (Hebrew)
Hebrew: מַטֶּה (maṭṭeh)
Pronunciation: mat-teh'
Morphology: n-m
Derivation: or (feminine) מַטָּה (maṭṭâh); from נָטָה (nâṭâh) [H5186];
Definition: a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance), or walking (a staff; figuratively, a support of life, e.g. bread)
KJV Renderings: rod, staff, tribe.
Senses
- staff, branch, tribe
- staff, rod, shaft
- branch (of vine)
- tribe
- company led by chief with staff (originally)
Cross References
| Strong's | Original | Transliteration | Derivation | Definition | KJV Renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G2218 | ζυγός | zygós | from the root of ζεύγνυμι (zeúgnymi) (to join, especially by a "yoke") | a coupling, i.e. (figuratively) servitude (a law or obligation); also (literally) the beam of the balance (as connecting the scales) | pair of balances, yoke |
| G2372 | θυμός | thymós | from G2380 | passion (as if breathing hard) | fierceness, indignation, wrath |
| G4127 | πληγή | plēgḗ | from G4141 | a stroke; by implication, a wound; figuratively, a calamity | plague, stripe, wound(-ed) |
| G4464 | ῥάβδος | rhábdos | from the base of G4474 | a stick or wand (as a cudgel, a cane or a baton of royalty) | rod, sceptre, staff |
| G5443 | φυλή | phylḗ | from G5453 (compare G5444) | an offshoot, i.e. race or clan | kindred, tribe |
| H5186 | נָטָה | nâṭâh | a primitive root | to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application | [phrase] afternoon, apply, bow (down, -ing), carry aside, decline, deliver, extend, go down, be gone, incline, intend, lay, let down, offer, outstretched, overthrown, pervert, pitch, prolong, put away, shew, spread (out), stretch (forth, out), take (aside), turn (aside, away), wrest, cause to yield |
Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.
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