מַתַּנְיָה

Strong’s Definition

Mattanjah, the name of ten Israelites

Etymology & Derivation

or מַתַּנְיָהוּ; from H4976 (מַתָּן) and H3050 (יָהּ); gift of Jah;

KJV Usage

Mattaniah.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.the original name of the last king of judah before the captivity; also known as 'zedekiah'
• 2.a levite, son of heman, whose office was to blow the horns in the temple service as appointed by david
• 3.a levite of the family of asaph
• 4.a levite of the family of asaph who assisted in the purification of the temple in the reign of hezekiah
• 5.a levite of the family of asaph who took part in the dedication of the wall of jerusalem; leader of the temple choir
• 6.a levite, descendant of asaph and ancestor of jahaziel in the time of jehoshaphat
• 7.another levite in the time of nehemiah
• 8.a levite, father of zaccur and ancestor of hanan the under-treasurer who had charge of the offerings in the time of nehemiah
• 9.a man of the sons of elam who had and put away a strange wife in the time of ezra
• 10.a man of the sons of zattu who had and put away a strange wife in the time of ezra
• 11.a man descended from pahath-moab who had and put away a strange wife in the time of ezra
• 12.a man of the sons of bani who had and put away a strange wife in the time of ezra

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Mattanyâh; Pronunciation: mat-tan-yaw'