Hebrew word · H4983

מַתַּנְיָ֫הוּ

matanyahu

Mattaniah

Appears 16 times in 16 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament.

What it means

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.9.15;

son of: Mica (H4316)

§ Mattaniah = "gift of Jehovah"

1) the original name of the last king of Judah before the captivity; also known as 'Zedekiah'

2) a Levite, son of Heman, whose office was to blow the horns in the temple service as appointed by David

3) a Levite of the family of Asaph

4) a Levite of the family of Asaph who assisted in the purification of the temple in the reign of Hezekiah

5) a Levite of the family of Asaph who took part in the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem; leader of the temple choir

6) a Levite, descendant of Asaph and ancestor of Jahaziel in the time of Jehoshaphat

7) another Levite in the time of Nehemiah

8) a Levite, father of Zaccur and ancestor of Hanan the under-treasurer who had charge of the offerings in the time of Nehemiah

9) a man of the sons of Elam who had and put away a strange wife in the time of Ezra

10) a man of the sons of Zattu who had and put away a strange wife in the time of Ezra

11) a man descended from Pahath-moab who had and put away a strange wife in the time of Ezra

12) a man of the sons of Bani who had and put away a strange wife in the time of Ezra

Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

Where it appears

2 Kings · 1

  1. 2 Kings 24:17 מַתַּנְיָ֥ה Mattaniah

    Then the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s uncle, king in his place and changed his name to Zedekiah.

1 Chronicles · 3

  1. 1 Chronicles 9:15 וּמַתַּנְיָה֙ and Mattaniah

    Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah son of Mica, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph;

  2. 1 Chronicles 25:4 מַתַּנְיָ֡הוּ Mattaniah

    From the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.

  3. 1 Chronicles 25:16 מַתַּנְיָ֔הוּ Mattaniah

    the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;

2 Chronicles · 2

  1. 2 Chronicles 20:14 מַתַּנְיָ֛ה Mattaniah

    Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jahaziel son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite from Asaph’s descendants, as he stood in the midst of the assembly.

  2. 2 Chronicles 29:13 וּמַתַּנְיָֽהוּ׃ ס and Mattaniah

    Shimri and Jeuel from the Elizaphanites; Zechariah and Mattaniah from the Asaphites;

Ezra · 4

  1. Ezra 10:26 מַתַּנְיָ֤ה Mattaniah

    From the descendants of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah.

  2. Ezra 10:27 מַתַּנְיָ֣ה Mattaniah

    From the descendants of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza.

  3. Ezra 10:30 מַתַּנְיָ֣ה Mattaniah

    From the descendants of Pahath-moab: Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh.

  4. Ezra 10:37 מַתַּנְיָ֥ה Mattaniah

    Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu.

Nehemiah · 6

  1. Nehemiah 11:17 וּמַתַּנְיָ֣ה and Mattaniah

    Mattaniah son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, who led in thanksgiving and prayer; Bakbukiah, second among his associates; and Abda son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.

  2. Nehemiah 11:22 מַתַּנְיָ֖ה Mattaniah

    Now the overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica. He was one of Asaph’s descendants, who were the singers in charge of the service of the house of God.

  3. Nehemiah 12:8 מַתַּנְיָ֑ה Mattaniah

    The Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who, with his associates, led the songs of thanksgiving.

  4. Nehemiah 12:25 מַתַּנְיָ֧ה Mattaniah

    Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers who guarded the storerooms at the gates.

  5. Nehemiah 12:35 מַתַּנְיָה֙ Mattaniah

    and some of the priests with trumpets, and also Zechariah son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph,

  6. Nehemiah 13:13 מַתַּנְיָ֑ה Mattaniah

    I appointed as treasurers over the storerooms Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and Pedaiah of the Levites, with Hanan son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah, to assist them, because they were considered trustworthy. They were responsible for distributing the supplies to their fellow Levites.

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