H4983 H4983
Mattaniah — personal name meaning 'gift of YHWH,' borne by Levitical singers, a king, and postexilic figures
A theophoric name composed of mattanah ('gift') and Yah, meaning 'gift of the LORD.' Its most politically significant bearer is the last king of Judah, whose name Nebuchadnezzar changed to Zedekiah (2 Kgs 24:17). The name appears most frequently among Levitical musicians descended from Asaph and Heman (1 Chr 25:4, 16; 2 Chr 29:13; Neh 11:17, 22; 12:8, 25, 35). Several postexilic laymen who had married foreign wives also bore this name (Ezra 10:26, 27, 30, 37). The Greek renderings Matthanias and Maththanias reflect the same Semitic root.
Senses
1. Mattaniah (person name) — Proper masculine name designating multiple biblical individuals whose name means 'gift of YHWH.' The name clusters overwhelmingly among Levitical singers and temple personnel — Asaphites and Hemanites serving in cultic worship (1 Chr 25:4, 16; Neh 11:17; 12:8, 35). One notable exception is the puppet king installed by Nebuchadnezzar and renamed Zedekiah (2 Kgs 24:17). French and Spanish renderings (Matthania, Matanías) preserve the theophoric element transparently. 16×
AR["مَتَنْيَا", "مَتَّنيا", "مَتَّنْيا", "مَتَّنْيَا", "مَتَّنْيَاهُو", "وَ-مَتَّنْيا", "وَ-مَتَّنْيَا", "وَمَتَنْيَا"]·ben["আর-মত্তনিয়", "ও-মত্তনিয়", "ও-মত্তনীয়া", "মতনীয়াহু", "মত্তনিয়", "মত্তনিয়কে", "মত্তনিয়ের"]·DE["Mattanja", "Mattanyah", "[ומתניה]", "[ומתניהו]", "[מתניה]", "[מתניהו]", "und-Mattanja"]·EN["Mattaniah", "Mattanyah", "Mattanyahu", "and-Mattanyah", "and-Mattanyahu"]·FR["Mattanyah", "Matthania", "et-Matthania"]·heb["ו-מתניה", "ו-מתניהו", "מתניה", "מתניהו"]·HI["और-मत्तन्यहु", "और-मत्तन्याह", "मत्तन्याह", "मत्तन्याह-का", "मत्तन्याह-को", "मत्तन्याहका", "मत्तन्याहू"]·ID["Matanya", "dan-Matanya"]·IT["Mattania", "Mattanyah", "e-Mattania"]·jav["Lan-Matanya", "Matanya", "lan-Matanya"]·KO["그리고-마다니야", "그리고-마타니야", "그리고-맛다니야", "마다냐와", "마타냐야", "마타니야의", "맛다냐", "맛다냐를", "맛다냐의", "맛다냐이니", "맛타니야를"]·PT["E-Matanyah", "Matanyah", "Mattanyah", "Mattanyahu", "e-Matanyah", "e-Mattanyahu"]·RU["Маттаньи", "Маттанью", "Маттанья", "Маттаньягу", "Маттаньяху", "и-Маттанья", "и-Маттаньяху"]·ES["Matanyah", "Matanías", "Y-Matanías", "y-Matanías"]·SW["Matania", "Matanya", "na-Matania", "na-Matania."]·TR["Mattanya", "Mattanya'nın", "Mattanya'yı", "Mattanyah'nın", "ve-Mattanya"]·urd["اور-متنیاہ", "متنیاہ", "متَنیاہ"]
2 Kgs 24:17, 1 Chr 9:15, 1 Chr 25:4, 1 Chr 25:16, 2 Chr 20:14, 2 Chr 29:13, Ezra 10:26, Ezra 10:27, Ezra 10:30, Ezra 10:37, Neh 11:17, Neh 11:22 (+4 more)
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† מַתַּנְיָ֫הוּ, מַתַּנְיָה n.pr.m. (cf. GrayProp. N. 294, No. 82);—𝔊 Μαθθας, Μανθανιας, Ματθανιας, etc.;— 1. מַתַּנְיָה, last king of Judah, name changed to Zedekiah 2 K 24:17. 2. מַתַּנְיָ֫הוּ, Levite name: a. son of Heman 1 Ch 25:4. b. Asaphite 1 Ch 25:16. c. id., 2 Ch 29:13 (Hezekiah’s time). 3. מַתַּנְיָה, Levite name: a. Asaphite 1 Ch 9:15; Ne 11:17, 22; 12:8, 35, perhaps = 2 b, c (but…