Strong's H4970 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: מָתַי (mâthay)

Pronunciation: maw-thah'ee

Morphology: adv

Derivation: from an unused root meaning to extend;

Definition: properly, extent (of time); but used only adverbially (especially with other particle prefixes), when (either relative or interrogative)

KJV Renderings: long, when.

Senses

1. when?
1. with prep
2. against when?, until when?, how long?, after how long?

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.