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מַתַּנְיָ֫הוּ

mat.tan.yahMattaniah
hebrewOld TestamentName of a man16 occurrences5 books16 verses
This name belongs to 11 different people in the Bible:
  • Mattaniah: Son of Heman, a musician in David's court
  • Mattaniah: Levite singer and gatekeeper during the time of Nehemiah
  • Mattaniah: Levite, grandfather of Jahaziel, who prophesied during Jehoshaphat's reign
  • Mattaniah: Levite who helped cleanse the temple during Hezekiah's reign
  • Mattaniah: Descendant of Zattu, who divorced his foreign wife
  • Mattaniah: Descendant of Elam, who divorced his foreign wife
  • Mattaniah: Descendant of Pahath-moab, who divorced his foreign wife
  • Mattaniah: Descendant of Bani, who divorced his foreign wife
  • Mattaniah: Levite singer, descendant of Asaph, during Nehemiah's time
  • Mattaniah: Levite appointed as a treasurer during Nehemiah's time
  • Zedekiah: Last king of Judah before the Babylonian exile

Definition

or מַתַּנְיָהוּ; from H4976 and H3050; gift of Jah; Mattanjah, the name of ten Israelites
Traditional renderings: Mattaniah.

Glossary entries

Zedekiah Mattaniah Jehoiakim

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

16 total
  1. 2 Kings 24:17מַתַּנְיָ֥ה · made Mattaniah
    Then the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s uncle, king in his place and changed his name to Zedekiah.
  2. 1 Chronicles 9:15וּמַתַּנְיָה֙ · and Mattaniah
    Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah son of Mica, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph;
  3. 1 Chronicles 25:4מַתַּנְיָ֡הוּ · Mattaniah
    From the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.
  4. 1 Chronicles 25:16מַתַּנְיָ֔הוּ · to Mattaniah
    …the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
  5. 2 Chronicles 20:14מַתַּנְיָ֛ה · of Mattaniah
    Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jahaziel son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite from Asaph’s descendants, as he stood in the midst of the assembly.
  6. 2 Chronicles 29:13וּמַתַּנְיָֽהוּ׃ס · and Mattaniah
    Shimri and Jeuel from the Elizaphanites; Zechariah and Mattaniah from the Asaphites;
  7. Ezra 10:26מַתַּנְיָ֤ה · Mattaniah
    From the descendants of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah.
  8. Ezra 10:27מַתַּנְיָ֣ה · Mattaniah
    From the descendants of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza.
  9. Ezra 10:30מַתַּנְיָ֣ה · Mattaniah
    From the descendants of Pahath-moab: Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh.
  10. Ezra 10:37מַתַּנְיָ֥ה · Mattaniah
    Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu.
  11. Nehemiah 11:17וּמַתַּנְיָ֣ה · Mattaniah
    Mattaniah son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, who led in thanksgiving and prayer; Bakbukiah, second among his associates; and Abda son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.
  12. Nehemiah 11:22מַתַּנְיָ֖ה · of Mattaniah
    Now the overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica. He was one of Asaph’s descendants, who were the singers in charge of the service of the house of God.
  13. Nehemiah 12:8מַתַּנְיָ֑ה · and Mattaniah
    The Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who, with his associates, led the songs of thanksgiving.
  14. Nehemiah 12:25מַתַּנְיָ֧ה · Mattaniah
    Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers who guarded the storerooms at the gates.
  15. Nehemiah 12:35מַתַּנְיָה֙ · of Mattaniah
    …and some of the priests with trumpets, and also Zechariah son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph,
  16. Nehemiah 13:13מַתַּנְיָ֑ה · of Mattaniah
    I appointed as treasurers over the storerooms Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and Pedaiah of the Levites, with Hanan son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah, to assist them, because they were considered trustworthy. They were responsible for distributing the supplies to their fellow Levites.