Strong H4983H4983Oמַתַּנְיָ֫הוּ

Mattaniah

One of the 11 senses of Strong H4983

Transliteration
mattanyâh mattanyâhû
Pronunciation
{mat-tan-yaw'} mat-tan-yaw'-hoo
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Neh.11.22;
son of: Mica (H4316I);
father of: Hashabiah (H2811O), Shemaiah (H8098U)

Meaning of the name

Mattaniah = "gift of Jehovah"

General definition

From H4976 and H3050; gift of Jah;
{Mattanjah} the name of ten Israelites: - Mattaniah.

In the biblical story

Mattaniah

Levite singer, descendant of Asaph, during Nehemiah's time.

Mattaniah, a Levite singer and descendant of Asaph, served during Nehemiah's time (Neh.11.22; 12.35).

In the Bible

Strong H4983O appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • mattaniah2

First verses

  1. Nehemiah 11:22
    The overseer also of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micha. Of the sons of Asaph, the singers were over the business of the house of God.
  2. Nehemiah 12:35
    And certain of the priests’ sons with trumpets; namely, Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph:
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