H4302

מַטָּע

mat.taH:N-M

plantation

1) place or act of planting, planting, plantation 1a) planting place 1b) act of planting 1c) plantation

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

מַטָּע noun masculine place, or act of planting; plantation; — absolute ׳מ Ezek 34:29 construct מַטַּע Isa 61:3 suffix מַטָּעוֺ Isa 60:21 (Kt; Qr מַטָּעַי); מַטָּעָהּ Ezek 17:7, also Ezek 31:4, but read מַטָּעֹה ᵐ5 Hi Co Berthol Toy; plural construct מַטָּעֵי Mic 1:6 —

1. planting-place, מַטָּעֵי כָ֑רֶם Mic 1:6 planting-place for a vineyard, so Ezek 31:4 (read מַטָּעֹה, see above); probably also לְשֵׁם ׳מ < read שָׁלֹם ׳מ ᵐ5 Co Berthol Toy i.e. peaceful (fruitful) planting-place; compare ׳עֲרֻגוֺת מ Ezek 17:7 = beds where it was planted.

2. act of planting ׳נֵצֶר מ Isa 60:21 shoot of his (my) planting (figurative of people).

3. ׳י ׳מ Isa 61:3 plantation of ׳י (id.).

6 occurrences

Isaiah (2), Ezekiel (3), Micah (1)