Mattenai — the meaning of the Hebrew name מַתְּנַי

מַתְּנַי

Mattᵉnay · pronounced mat-ten-ah'ee · Strong's H4982 · a man

Mattenai means liberal.

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מַתָּן mattân (from, H4976) — a present open in the lexicon ›

from H4976; liberal; Mattenai, the name of three Israelites.

Ezra 10:33 Of the sons of Hashum; Mattenai, Mattathah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei. (KJV)

3 occurrences in 3 verses — Ezra, Nehemiah

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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