Strong's Hebrew · H4976
H4976 mattân
מַתָּן
mat-tawn'
gift
Looking for Greek G4976 schēma? It has the same number in Strong's Greek lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of H4976. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
mattân appears 5 times in Scripture, in Genesis, Numbers and Proverbs. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
a present
In the King James Version
gift, to give, reward.
Derivation
from H5414 (נָתַן);
Appears 5 times in Scripture
“A gift in secret soothes anger, and a covert bribe pacifies great wrath.”
“Many seek the favor of the prince, and everyone is a friend of the gift giver.”
“And this is yours as well: the offering of their gifts, along with all the wave offerings of the Israelites. I have given this to you and your sons and daughters as a permanent statute. Every ceremonially clean person in your household may eat it.”
“A man’s gift opens doors for him, and brings him before great men.”
“Demand a high dowry and an expensive gift, and I will give you whatever you ask. Only give me the girl as my wife!””
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
