מטה
Hebrew
Etymology 1
| Root |
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| נ־ט־ה |
Noun
מַטֶּה • (maté) m (plural indefinite מַטּוֹת, singular construct מַטֵּה־, plural construct מַטּוֹת־)
- stick, staff, wand
- Exodus 4:2, with translation of the American Standard Version:
- מזה בְיָדֶךָ וַיֹּאמֶר מַטֶּה
- má zé v'yadécha vayómer maté
- What is that in thy hand? And he said, A rod.
- מזה בְיָדֶךָ וַיֹּאמֶר מַטֶּה
- Exodus 4:2, with translation of the American Standard Version:
- headquarters
- (Judaism) tribe
- Numbers 36:3, with translation of the Darby Bible:
- וְנוֹסַף עַל נַחֲלַת הַמַּטֶּה אֲשֶׁר תִּהְיֶינָה לָהֶם
- v'nosáf ál nachalát hamaté ashér tihyéna lahém
- and shall be added to the inheritance of the tribe to which they shall belong
- וְנוֹסַף עַל נַחֲלַת הַמַּטֶּה אֲשֶׁר תִּהְיֶינָה לָהֶם
- Numbers 36:3, with translation of the Darby Bible:
Synonyms
- (wand): שַׁרְבִיט (sharvít)
- (tribe): שֵׁבֶט (shévet)
Verb
מַטֶּה • (maté)
- Masculine singular present participle and present tense of הִטָּה (hitá).
- Deuteronomy 27:19, with Young's Literal Translation:
- מַטֶּה מִשְׁפַּט גֵּר יָתוֹם וְאַלְמָנָה
- maté mishpát gér yatóm v'almaná
- he who is turning aside the judgment of fatherless, sojourner, and widow
- מַטֶּה מִשְׁפַּט גֵּר יָתוֹם וְאַלְמָנָה
- Deuteronomy 27:19, with Young's Literal Translation:
Etymology 2
Noun
מִטָּה • (mitá) f (plural indefinite מִטּוֹת, singular construct מִטַּת־, plural construct מִטּוֹת־)
- Defective spelling of מיטה
Etymology 3
Adverb
מַטָּה • (máta)
- down, downwards, below
- Deuteronomy 28:43, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
- הַגֵּר אֲשֶׁר בְּקִרְבְּךָ יַעֲלֶה עָלֶיךָ מַעְלָה מָּעְלָה וְאַתָּה תֵרֵד מַטָּה מָּטָּה׃
- hagér 'ashér b'kirb'chá ya'alé 'alécha má'la má'la v'atá teréd máta máta.
haggēr ʾăšer bəqirbəḵā yaʿăle ʿāléḵā máʿlā mmā́ʿlā wəʾattā ṯērēḏ máṭṭā mmā́ṭṭā. - The stranger that is in the midst of thee shall mount up above thee higher and higher; and thou shalt come down lower and lower.
- hagér 'ashér b'kirb'chá ya'alé 'alécha má'la má'la v'atá teréd máta máta.
- Deuteronomy 28:43, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
- below, earthly
- בֵּית־דִּין שֶׁל מַטָּה ― bét-dín shél máta ― Earthly court of law [as contrasted with that of Heaven]
- עַמְּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל קְבוּצֵי מַטָּה ― am'chá yisra'él k'vutsé máta ― your people Israel, those gathered below
Antonyms
- מַעְלָה (má'la)
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