Strong H4977H4977Gמַתָּן
Mattan
One of the 2 senses of Strong H4977
- Transliteration
- mattân
- Pronunciation
- mat-tawn'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.11.18
Meaning of the name
Mattan = "a gift"
General definition
The same as H4976; {Mattan} the name of a priest of {Baal} and of an Israelite: - Mattan.
In the biblical story
Mattan
Priest of Baal, killed during Jehoiada's reforms.
Mattan, a priest of Baal, was killed during Jehoiada's religious reforms (2Ki.11.18; 2Ch.23.17).
In the Bible
Strong H4977G appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- mattan2
First verses
- 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.