Strong H4993H4993Hמַתִּתְיָ֫הוּ

Mattithiah

Transliteration: mattithyâh mattithyâhû
Pronunciation: {mat-tith-yaw'} mat-tith-yaw'-hoo
Morphology: Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.15.18;
son of: Jeduthun (H3038);
brother of: Obed-edom (H5654), Gedaliah (H1436I), Zeri (H6874), Jeshaiah (H3470H), Hashabiah (H2811I)

Meaning of the name

Mattithiah = "gift of Jehovah"

General definition

From H4991 and H3050; gift of Jah;
{Mattithjah} the name of four Israelites: - Mattithiah.

In the biblical story

Mattithiah

Levite musician during the time of David.

Mattithiah, a Levite, served as a musician during the time of King David (1Ch.15.18,21; 16.5; 25.3,21).

In the Bible

Strong H4993H appears in 5 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

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First verses

1 Chronicles 15:18
And with them their brethren of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed–edom, and Jeiel, the porters.
1 Chronicles 15:21
And Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed–edom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to excel.
1 Chronicles 16:5
Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed–edom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with harps; but Asaph made a sound with cymbals;
1 Chronicles 25:3
Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the Lord.
1 Chronicles 25:21
The fourteenth to Mattithiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: