TheWay Bible
Free on iPhoneStudy, memorize, journal, and pray.
Get the app

Home›Strong's concordance›H4979

מַתָּנָה H4979

H4979 is the Hebrew word מַתָּנָה, transliterated mattânâh and said mat-taw-naw'. The King James Version most often renders it gifts.

Word: מַתָּנָהTransliteration: mattânâhSaid: mat-taw-naw'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 17 verses

What it means

a present; specifically (in a good sense), a sacrificial offering, (in a bad sense) a bribe.

Where it comes from

feminine of H4976 (מַתָּן).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 17 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

gifts 7×gift 5×beside your gifts 1×out of all your gifts 1×give as he is able 1×own gifts 1×no more with your gifts 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: gift.

Verses using מַתָּנָה

All 17 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 25:6 · KJV

But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country.

Exodus 28:38 · KJV

And it shall be upon Aaron’s forehead, that Aaron may bear the iniquity of the holy things, which the children of Israel shall hallow in all their holy gifts; and it shall be always upon his forehead, that they may be accepted before the LORD.

Leviticus 23:38 · KJV

Beside the sabbaths of the LORD, and beside your gifts, and beside all your vows, and beside all your freewill offerings, which ye give unto the LORD.

Numbers 18:6 · KJV

And I, behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel: to you they are given as a gift for the LORD, to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.

Numbers 18:7 · KJV

Therefore thou and thy sons with thee shall keep your priest’s office for everything of the altar, and within the vail; and ye shall serve: I have given your priest’s office unto you as a service of gift: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.

Numbers 18:29 · KJV

Out of all your gifts ye shall offer every heave offering of the LORD, of all the best thereof, even the hallowed part thereof out of it.

Deuteronomy 16:17 · KJV

Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the LORD thy God which he hath given thee.

2 Chronicles 21:3 · KJV

And their father gave them great gifts of silver, and of gold, and of precious things, with fenced cities in Judah: but the kingdom gave he to Jehoram; because he was the firstborn.

Esther 9:22 · KJV

As the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day: that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor.

Psalm 68:18 · KJV

Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them.

Proverbs 15:27 · KJV

He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.

Ecclesiastes 7:7 · KJV

Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.

Ezekiel 20:26 · KJV

And I polluted them in their own gifts, in that they caused to pass through the fire all that openeth the womb, that I might make them desolate, to the end that they might know that I am the LORD.

Ezekiel 20:31 · KJV

For when ye offer your gifts, when ye make your sons to pass through the fire, ye pollute yourselves with all your idols, even unto this day: and shall I be enquired of by you, O house of Israel? As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will not be enquired of by you.

Ezekiel 20:39 · KJV

As for you, O house of Israel, thus saith the Lord GOD; Go ye, serve ye every one his idols, and hereafter also, if ye will not hearken unto me: but pollute ye my holy name no more with your gifts, and with your idols.

Ezekiel 46:16 · KJV

Thus saith the Lord GOD; If the prince give a gift unto any of his sons, the inheritance thereof shall be his sons’; it shall be their possession by inheritance.

Ezekiel 46:17 · KJV

But if he give a gift of his inheritance to one of his servants, then it shall be his to the year of liberty; after it shall return to the prince: but his inheritance shall be his sons’ for them.

Common questions

What does Strong's H4979 mean?

H4979 is the Hebrew word מַתָּנָה (mattânâh), meaning a present; specifically (in a good sense), a sacrificial offering, (in a bad sense) a bribe.

How is H4979 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it gifts (7 times), gift (5 times), beside your gifts (1 time), out of all your gifts (1 time), give as he is able (1 time), among others.

How many times does H4979 appear in the Bible?

מַתָּנָה (mattânâh) is tagged in 17 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H4979 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: feminine of H4976 (מַתָּן).

Nearby entries

Strong's concordance →

Keep reading in TheWay Bible App

Read, study, memorize, journal, and pray — tap any word for its Greek or Hebrew definition, save verses to memorize, and keep a journal. Free on the web and iOS.