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Strong's H4962 מַת (math)

Math means “men” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G4962 — systrepho (“gather”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H4962
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 21
Books 7

Strong's H4962 Quick Answer

Strong's H4962 מַת (math) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. math (math) n-m. 1. (properly) an adult (as of full length) 2. (by implication) a man (only in the plural) It has 21 linked Bible usages across 7 books. Visible English usage signals include few, man, friends, and full. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
math (math) n-m. 1. (properly) an adult (as of full length) 2. (by implication) a man (only in the plural)
Usage
21 linked usages
Books
7 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
few, man, friends, and full

Meaning and Definition

math (math) n-m. 1. (properly) an adult (as of full length) 2. (by implication) a man (only in the plural) [from the same as H4970] KJV: + few, X friends, men, persons, X small. Root(s): H4970

Original Word
מַת
Transliteration
math
Derivation
First root strongs: 4970
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4962. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H4962 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render math, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

few Deuteronomy 4:27 friends Job 19:19 full Psalms 17:14 man Job 11:3

How Strong's H4962 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 21 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H4962 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H4962 in the Old Testament

21 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 34:30 KJV

And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and I being few in number, they shall gather themselves together against me, and slay me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.

Deuteronomy 2:34 KJV

And we took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed the men, and the women, and the little ones, of every city, we left none to remain:

Deuteronomy 3:6 KJV

And we utterly destroyed them, as we did unto Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying the men, women, and children, of every city.

Usage Excerpts

First 21 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4962.

Genesis 34:30 Old Testament, KJV
And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and I being few in number, they shall gather themselves together against me, and slay me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.
Deuteronomy 2:34 Old Testament, KJV
And we took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed the men, and the women, and the little ones, of every city, we left none to remain:
Deuteronomy 3:6 Old Testament, KJV
And we utterly destroyed them, as we did unto Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying the men, women, and children, of every city.
Deuteronomy 4:27 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD shall scatter you among the nations, and ye shall be left few in number among the heathen, whither the LORD shall lead you.
Deuteronomy 26:5 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt speak and say before the LORD thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous:
Deuteronomy 28:62 Old Testament, KJV
And ye shall be left few in number, whereas ye were as the stars of heaven for multitude; because thou wouldest not obey the voice of the LORD thy God.
Deuteronomy 33:6 Old Testament, KJV
Let Reuben live, and not die; and let not his men be few.
1 Chronicles 16:19 Old Testament, KJV
When ye were but few, even a few, and strangers in it.
Job 11:3 Old Testament, KJV
Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?
Job 11:11 Old Testament, KJV
For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider it?
Job 19:19 Old Testament, KJV
All my inward friends abhorred me: and they whom I loved are turned against me.
Job 22:15 Old Testament, KJV
Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden?
Job 24:12 Old Testament, KJV
Men groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded crieth out: yet God layeth not folly to them.
Job 31:31 Old Testament, KJV
If the men of my tabernacle said not, Oh that we had of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied.
Psalms 17:14 Old Testament, KJV
From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.
Psalms 26:4 Old Testament, KJV
I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.
Psalms 105:12 Old Testament, KJV
When they were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it.
Isaiah 3:25 Old Testament, KJV
Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mighty in the war.
Isaiah 5:13 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore my people are gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge: and their honourable men are famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst.
Isaiah 41:14 Old Testament, KJV
Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
Jeremiah 44:28 Old Testament, KJV
Yet a small number that escape the sword shall return out of the land of Egypt into the land of Judah, and all the remnant of Judah, that are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall know whose words shall stand, mine, or their's.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4962, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 6 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 6 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 3 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H4962 FAQ

What does math (מַת) mean?

Math (Strong's H4962) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "men". math (math) n-m. 1. (properly) an adult (as of full length) 2. (by implication) a man (only in the plural)

How many times is math (מַת) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 21 linked usages for Strong's H4962 across 7 books.

Where can I study math (מַת) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4962 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate math (מַת)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as few, man, friends, and full. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.