מַתְּנָא
mattᵉnâʼ · mat-ten-aw'
{a present; specifically (in a good sense), a sacrificial offering, (in a bad sense) a bribe}
Lexicon
Derivation: (Aramaic) corresponding to H4979 (מַתָּנָה)
{a present; specifically (in a good sense), a sacrificial offering, (in a bad sense) a bribe}
- {a present
- specifically, (in a good sense), a sacrificial offering, (in a bad sense) a bribe}
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: gift.
Letters
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
water, chaos, the mighty deep › the mark, the covenant sign › the seed, life continuing › strength, the leader
Water, chaos, the mighty deep of the mark, the covenant sign of the seed, life continuing of strength, the leader.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of מַתְּנָא above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
3 occurrences · 3 OT · 0 NT · 3 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- gifts2 · 67%
- let thy gifts1 · 33%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.