Strong H4294H4294Iמַטֶּה
tribe: arrow
One of the 5 senses of Strong H4294
- Transliteration
- maţţeh maţţâh
- Pronunciation
- {mat-teh'} mat-taw'
- Morphology
- Hebrew Noun (Masculine)
Definition
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1) staff, branch, tribe
1a) staff, rod, shaft
1b) branch (of vine)
1c) tribe
1c1) company led by chief with staff (originally)
1) staff, branch, tribe
1a) staff, rod, shaft
1b) branch (of vine)
1c) tribe
1c1) company led by chief with staff (originally)
General definition
From H5186; a branch (as extending); figuratively a tribe; also a {rod} whether for chastising (figuratively {correction }) ruling (a {sceptre }) throwing (a {lance }) or walking (a staff; figuratively a support of {life} for example bread): - {rod} {staff} tribe.
In the Bible
Strong H4294I appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- stave1
- tribe1
First verses
- Habakkuk 3:9Thy bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even thy word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.
- Habakkuk 3:14Thou didst strike through with his staves the head of his villages: they came out as a whirlwind to scatter me: their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly.