מַטָּה
Transliteration
maṭṭâ
Pronunciation
mat'-taw
Part of Speech
adverb
Root Word (Etymology)
From עָוַר (H5786) with directive enclitic appended
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1352a

Strong’s Definitions

מַטָּה maṭṭâh, mat'-taw; from H5786 with directive enclitic appended; downward, below or beneath; often adverbially with or without prefixes:—beneath, down(-ward), less, very low, under(-neath).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x

The KJV translates Strong's H4295 in the following manner: beneath (7x), downward (5x), underneath (2x), very (1x), low (1x), under (1x), down (1x), less (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x
The KJV translates Strong's H4295 in the following manner: beneath (7x), downward (5x), underneath (2x), very (1x), low (1x), under (1x), down (1x), less (1x).

  1. downwards, below

    1. downwards

    2. under (of age)

    3. beneath

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מַטָּה maṭṭâh, mat'-taw; from H5786 with directive enclitic appended; downward, below or beneath; often adverbially with or without prefixes:—beneath, down(-ward), less, very low, under(-neath).
STRONGS H4295: Abbreviations
† מַ֫טָּה, מָ֑֫טָּה adverb downwards (from [מַט] for [מַטֶּה] a place of declension (compare נָטָה, 3a), with ָ  ה locative, Ol222 b Köii. 280: compare the opposed to מַ֫עְלָהִ, below עָלָה): —
1. alone, Deuteronomy 28:43 and thou shalt descend מַ֫טָּה מָ֑֫טָּה downwards, downwards, i.e. lower and lower, Proverbs 15:24 לְמַעַן סוּר מִשְּׁאוֺל מ׳.
2. לְמַ֫טָּה :
a. downwards Deuteronomy 28:13 וְלֹא תִהְיֶה למ׳, Isaiah 37:31 = 2 Kings 19:30 שֹׁרֶשׁ למ׳ (compare Ph CIS1. i. 2, 11 f. אל יכן לם שׁרשׁ למט ופר למעל let them not have root downwards, or fruit upwards), Jeremiah 31:37; Ecclesiastes 3:21; 2 Chronicles 32:30; Ezra 9:13 כי אתה חָשַׂכְתָּ לְמַ֫טָּה מֵעֲוֺנֵנוּ either (Be) hast kept back, downward, part of our iniquity (prevented it from appearing, and being counted against us), or, held us (Ges), or thy anger (Ke), back, below (compare לְמַ֫עְלָה מֵעַל above, 2 Chronicles 34:4) our iniq. (punished us less than our iniq. deserved).
b. וּלְמַ֫טָּה,
(a) of space, and downwards, Ezekiel 1:27 וּמִמַּרְאֵה מָתְנָיו ול׳, Ezekiel 8:2;
(b) of age, and under, 1 Chronicles 17:23 לְמִבֶּן עשׂרים שׁנה וְ׳.
3. מִלְּמַ֫טָּה beneath (see H4480 מִן 9 a: opposed to מִלְמַעְלָה above), Exodus 26:24 = Exodus 36:29; Exodus 27:5 = Exodus 38:4, Exodus 28:27 = Exodus 39:20.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

26:24; 27:5; 28:27; 36:29; 38:4; 39:20

Deuteronomy

28:13; 28:43

2 Kings

19:30

1 Chronicles

17:23

2 Chronicles

32:30; 34:4

Ezra

9:13

Proverbs

15:24

Ecclesiastes

3:21

Isaiah

37:31

Jeremiah

31:37

Ezekiel

1:27; 8:2