Strong's H4294
מַטֶּה
- Language:
- Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament)
Definition
a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance), or walking (a staff; figuratively, a support of life, e.g. bread)
Derivation
or (feminine) מַטָּה; from H5186 (נָטָה);
KJV Translation
In the King James Version, מַטֶּה is translated as: rod, staff, tribe..
About Strong's Concordance
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, compiled by James Strong in 1890, assigns a unique number to every Hebrew and Aramaic root word in the Old Testament. The Hebrew dictionary covers all 8,674 root words. This entry is in the public domain.