מַתְּנָא
matna · gift
Aramaic word · Strong’s number H4978 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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matna (מַתְּנָא) is an Aramaic word of the Bible that means “gift”.
Present (Aramaic).
How to say it
mat·na
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- What is given as a reward or present.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
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Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Daniel 2:6
But if you declare the dream and its interpretation, gifts and a reward and great honor you will receive from before me. Therefore declare to me the dream and its interpretation.”
- Daniel 2:48
Then the king made Daniel great and gave him many great gifts, and he made him ruler over all the province of Babylon and chief of the prefects over all the wise men of Babylon.
- Daniel 5:17
Then Daniel answered and said before the king, “Let your gifts be for yourself, and give your rewards to another; nevertheless I will read the writing to the king and make known to him the interpretation.