Hebrew - English Dictionary
H4294 - Tribes
| Strong's No.: | H4294 |
| Hebrew: | מַטֶּה |
| Transliteration: | maṭṭeh |
| Phonetic: | mat-teh' |
| Word Origin: | From H5186 |
| Bible Usage: | {rod} {staff} tribe. |
| Part of Speech: | Noun Masculine |
| Strongs 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} for example bread) |
| Brown Driver Biggs Definition: | 1. staff, branch, tribe a. staff, rod, shaft b. branch (of vine) c. tribe 1. company led by chief with staff (originally) |
| Bible References:
Tribes |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
rod ( 41 )
rods ( 8 )
staff ( 15 )
staves ( 1 )
thousand ( 1 )
tribe ( 116 )
tribes ( 20 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.