מַתָּן
matan · Mattan
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H4977 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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matan (מַתָּן) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Mattan”.
A name meaning "gift." Borne by the priest of Baal killed before the altars in Jerusalem (2 Kings 11:18) and by the father of Shephatiah in Jeremiah's time (Jeremiah 38:1).
How to say it
ma·tan
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.
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Where it appears
- 2 Kings 11:18
All the people of the land went to the house of Baal and tore it down; its altars and its images they smashed thoroughly, and Mattan, the priest of Baal, they killed before the altars. And the priest set guards over the house of YHWH.
- 2 Chronicles 23:17
All the people went to the house of Baal and tore it down; its altars and its images they smashed, and Mattan, the priest of Baal, they killed before the altars.
- Jeremiah 38:1
Shephatiah son of Mattan and Gedaliah son of Pashhur and Jucal son of Shelemiah and Pashhur son of Malchijah heard the words that Jeremiah was speaking to all the people, saying,