The meaning of “מַתָּן”

Understanding Mattân reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.

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Hebrew Text

Strong's Concordance

מַתָּן

Phoneticmat-tawn'

TransliterationMattân

Grammar Code

N:N-M-P

Noun

Strong's Definition

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

the same as מַתָּן Mattan. - § Mattan = "a gift" - Mattan, the name of a priest of Baal, and of an Israelite 1) a priest of Baal in Jerusalem in the time of Athaliah 2) father of Shephatiah in the time of Jeremiah

Scripture References

Occurrences in the Bible

3 total references

Reference	Text
2 Kings 11:18	“And all the people of the land went into the house of Baal, and brake it down; his altars and his images brake they in pieces thoroughly, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed officers over the house of the Lord.”
2 Chronicles 23:17	“Then all the people went to the house of Baal, and brake it down, and brake his altars and his images in pieces, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars.”
Jeremiah 38:1	“Then Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur the son of Malchiah, heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken unto all the people, saying,”