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Strong's H4982 מַתְּנַי (mattenay)

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

Same number, other testament: Strong's G4982 — sozo (“save”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H4982
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 3
Books 2

Strong's H4982 Quick Answer

Strong's H4982 מַתּתְּנַי (Mattnay) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Mattnay (mat-ten-ah'ee) n/p. 1. liberal 2. Mattenai, the name of three Israelites It has 3 linked Bible usages across 2 books. Visible English usage signals include mattenai. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Mattnay (mat-ten-ah'ee) n/p. 1. liberal 2. Mattenai, the name of three Israelites
Usage
3 linked usages
Books
2 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
mattenai

Meaning and Definition

Mattnay (mat-ten-ah'ee) n/p. 1. liberal 2. Mattenai, the name of three Israelites [from H4976] KJV: Mattenai. Root(s): H4976

Original Word
מַתּתְּנַי
Transliteration
Mattnay
Derivation
Root: נתן First root strongs: 4976
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4982. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Mattenai

Usage: A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.33 § Mattenai = "gift of Jehovah" 1) a priest, son of Joiarib, in the time of Joiakim 2) an Israelite who had and put away his foreign wife in the time of Ezra 3) another Israelite who had and put away his foreign wife in the time of Ezra

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How Strong's H4982 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Mattnay, 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.

Mattenai Ezra 10:33

How Strong's H4982 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 3 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H4982 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 H4982 in the Old Testament

3 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Ezra 10:33 KJV

Of the sons of Hashum; Mattenai, Mattathah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.

Usage Excerpts

First 3 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4982.

Ezra 10:33 Old Testament, KJV
Of the sons of Hashum; Mattenai, Mattathah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.
Ezra 10:37 Old Testament, KJV
Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasau,
Nehemiah 12:19 Old Testament, KJV
And of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4982, grouped by book.

Ezra 2 usages, Old Testament
Nehemiah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H4982 FAQ

What does mattenay (מַתְּנַי) mean?

Mattenay (Strong's H4982) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Mattenai". Mattnay (mat-ten-ah'ee) n/p. 1. liberal 2. Mattenai, the name of three Israelites

How many times is mattenay (מַתְּנַי) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 3 linked usages for Strong's H4982 across 2 books.

Where can I study mattenay (מַתְּנַי) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4982 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate mattenay (מַתְּנַי)?

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