Strong H4983H4983Qמַתַּנְיָ֫הוּ
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 king of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.24.17;
son of: Josiah (H2977) and Hamutal (H2537);
brother of: Jehoahaz (H3059H);
half-brother of: Jehoiakim (H3079) and Shallum (H7967J); also called Mattaniah at 2Ki.24.17;
Another name of tsid.qiy.yah (צִדְקִיָּ֫הוּ "Zedekiah" H6667H)
son of: Josiah (H2977) and Hamutal (H2537);
brother of: Jehoahaz (H3059H);
half-brother of: Jehoiakim (H3079) and Shallum (H7967J); also called Mattaniah at 2Ki.24.17;
Another name of tsid.qiy.yah (צִדְקִיָּ֫הוּ "Zedekiah" H6667H)
Meaning of the name
Mattaniah = "gift of Jehovah"
General definition
In the biblical story
Zedekiah
Last king of Judah before the Babylonian exile
Zedekiah, originally named Mattaniah, was the last king of Judah before the Babylonian exile (2Ki.24.17,18,20; 25.2,7,7; 1Ch.3.15; 2Ch.36.10,11; Jer.1.3; 21.1,3,7; 24.8; 27.3,12; 28.1; 29.3; 32.1,3,4,5; 34.2,4,6,8,21; 37.1,3,17,18,21; 38.5,14,15,16,17,19,24; 39.1,2,4,5,6,7; 44.30; 49.34; 51.59; 52.1,3,5,8,10,11; 2Ki.24.17).
In the Bible
Strong H4983Q appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
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First verses
- 2 Kings 24:17And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father’s brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.