Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H4977
מַתָּן
mat.tan · “Mattan”
Used 3 times across 3 books
Definition
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.11.18
§ Mattan = "a gift"
1) a priest of Baal in Jerusalem in the time of Athaliah
2) father of Shephatiah in the time of Jeremiah
§ Mattan = "a gift"
1) a priest of Baal in Jerusalem in the time of Athaliah
2) father of Shephatiah in the time of Jeremiah
Where it appears
2 Kings1
2 Chronicles1
Jeremiah1
In the text
2 Kings 11:18And 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 23:17Then 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 38:1Then 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,
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