מְטָאmᵉṭâʼ

reach, attain

Pronunciation: met-aw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4291

Meanings

Pe`al: a (Daniel 4:25; Daniel 7:13; Daniel 7:22)

1.

a. reach, come to, arrive, come unto, as far as (Daniel 6:25; Daniel 7:13; Daniel 7:22)

b. reach, extend (Daniel 4:8; Daniel 4:17; Daniel 4:19)

2. come upon, befall (Daniel 4:21; Daniel 4:25)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 8 times in the Bible.

  • Daniel 4:11 The tree grew very tall and strong, reaching high into the heavens for all the world to see.
  • Daniel 4:20 The tree you saw was growing very tall and strong, reaching high into the heavens for all the world to see.
  • Daniel 4:22 That tree, Your Majesty, is you. For you have grown strong and great; your greatness reaches up to heaven, and your rule to the ends of the earth.
  • Daniel 4:24 “‘This is what the dream means, Your Majesty, and what the Most High has declared will happen to my lord the king.
  • Daniel 4:28 “But all these things did happen to King Nebuchadnezzar.
  • Daniel 6:24 Then the king gave orders to arrest the men who had maliciously accused Daniel. He had them thrown into the lions’ den, along with their wives and children. The lions leaped on them and tore them apart before they even hit the floor of the den.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).