מַטָּעmaṭṭâʻ

place, or act of planting; plantation

Pronunciation: mat-taw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4302

Meanings

1. planting-place (Micah 1:6; Ezekiel 31:4; Ezekiel 17:7)

2. act of planting (Isaiah 60:21)

3. plantation (Isaiah 61:3)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 6 times in the Bible.

  • Isaiah 60:21 All your people will be righteous. They will possess their land forever, for I will plant them there with my own hands in order to bring myself glory.
  • Isaiah 61:3 To all who mourn in Israel, he will give a crown of beauty for ashes, a joyous blessing instead of mourning, festive praise instead of despair. In their righteousness, they will be like great oaks that the Lord has planted for his own glory.
  • Ezekiel 17:7 But then another great eagle came with broad wings and full plumage. So the vine now sent its roots and branches toward him for water,
  • Ezekiel 31:4 Deep springs watered it and helped it to grow tall and luxuriant. The water flowed around it like a river, streaming to all the trees nearby.
  • Ezekiel 34:29 “And I will make their land famous for its crops, so my people will never again suffer from famines or the insults of foreign nations.
  • Micah 1:6 “So I, the Lord, will make the city of Samaria a heap of ruins. Her streets will be plowed up for planting vineyards. I will roll the stones of her walls into the valley below, exposing her foundations.

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).