מַתָּתmattâth

id., gift, = reward (1 Kings 13:7; Proverbs 25:14; Ezekiel 46:5; Ezekiel 46:11; Ecclesiastes 3:13)

Pronunciation: mat-tawth' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4991

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 6 times in the Bible.

  • 1 Kings 13:7 Then the king said to the man of God, “Come to the palace with me and have something to eat, and I will give you a gift.”
  • Proverbs 25:14 A person who promises a gift but doesn’t give it is like clouds and wind that bring no rain.
  • Ecclesiastes 3:13 And people should eat and drink and enjoy the fruits of their labor, for these are gifts from God.
  • Ecclesiastes 5:19 And it is a good thing to receive wealth from God and the good health to enjoy it. To enjoy your work and accept your lot in life—this is indeed a gift from God.
  • Ezekiel 46:5 He will present a grain offering of a basket of choice flour to go with the ram and whatever amount of flour he chooses to go with each lamb, and he is to offer one gallon of olive oil for each basket of flour.
  • Ezekiel 46:11 “So at the special feasts and sacred festivals, the grain offering will be a basket of choice flour with each young bull, another basket of flour with each ram, and as much flour as the worshiper chooses to give with each lamb. Give one gallon of olive oil with each basket of flour.

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).