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מַתָּן

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Mattan

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Jer.38.1; father of: Shephatiah (H8203O) § Mattan = "a gift" 1) a priest of Baal in Jerusalem in the time of Athaliah 2) father of Shephatiah in the time of Jeremiah

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

II. מַתָּן

proper name, masculine 1. priest of Baal at Jerusalem 2Kgs 11:18 = 2Chr 23:17 ᵐ5 Μαγθαν, Ματθαν, ᵐ5^L Ματθαν.

2. father of Shephatiah, in Judah Jer 38:1 ᵐ5 Ναθαν, Μαθθα.

1 occurrence

Jeremiah 38:1