What does מַטָּה mean in the Bible?
מַטָּה is a Hebrew word meaning "downward , below or beneath ; often adverbially with or without prefixes".
Hebrew · H4295
מַטָּה
Downward , below or beneath ; often adverbially with or without prefixes
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מַטָּה H4295
What does מַטָּה mean in the Bible?
מַטָּה is a Hebrew word meaning "downward , below or beneath ; often adverbially with or without prefixes".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4295?
The BSB source-word alignment has 19 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include below (3), down (2), the bottom (2), . . . (1), and lower (1).
Where does מַטָּה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 26:24. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (6), Deuteronomy (3), Ezekiel (2), 1 Chronicles (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It below 3× 2 Kings 19:30, Isaiah 37:31, Jeremiah 31:37
down 2× Ezekiel 1:27, Ezekiel 8:2
the bottom 2× Exodus 28:27, Exodus 39:20
. . . 1× Ecclesiastes 3:21
and lower 1× Deuteronomy 28:43
beneath 1× Exodus 27:5
bottom 1× Exodus 26:24
downward 1× Deuteronomy 28:13
from bottom 1× Exodus 36:29
going down 1× Proverbs 15:24
it down 1× 2 Chronicles 32:30
less 1× Ezra 9:13
lower 1× Deuteronomy 28:43
or under 1× 1 Chronicles 27:23
up from the bottom 1× Exodus 38:4
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 26:24 מִלְּמַטָּה֒ to bottom Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Adverb Exodus 27:5 מִלְּמָ֑טָּה to beneath Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Adverb Exodus 28:27 מִלְּמַ֙טָּה֙ to the bottom Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Adverb Exodus 36:29 מִלְּמַטָּה֒ to from bottom Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Adverb Exodus 38:4 מִלְּמַ֖טָּה to up from the bottom Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Adverb Exodus 39:20 מִלְמַ֙טָּה֙ to the bottom Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Adverb Deuteronomy 28:13 לְמָ֑טָּה to downward Preposition-l | Adverb Deuteronomy 28:43 מַ֥טָּה to lower Adverb Deuteronomy 28:43 מָּֽטָּה׃ to and lower Adverb 2 Kings 19:30 לְמָ֑טָּה to below Preposition-l | Adverb
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 26:24
Aligned rows 19
Books represented 11
Exodus 6 Deuteronomy 3 2 Kings 1 1 Chronicles 1 2 Chronicles 1 Ezra 1 Proverbs 1 Ecclesiastes 1 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 1 Ezekiel 2
Source forms
לְמָ֑טָּה 4x lə·māṭ·ṭāh Deuteronomy 28:13, 2 Kings 19:30, Isaiah 37:31, Jeremiah 31:37
מִלְּמַטָּה֒ 2x mil·lə·maṭ·ṭāh Exodus 26:24, Exodus 36:29
וּלְמַ֔טָּה 1x ū·lə·maṭ·ṭāh Ezekiel 1:27
וּלְמַ֖טָּה 1x ū·lə·maṭ·ṭāh Ezekiel 8:2
וּלְמָ֑טָּה 1x ū·lə·māṭ·ṭāh 1 Chronicles 27:23
לְמַ֙טָּה֙ 1x lə·maṭ·ṭāh Ezra 9:13
לְמַ֥טָּה 1x lə·maṭ·ṭāh Ecclesiastes 3:21
לְמַֽטָּה־ 1x lə·maṭ·ṭāh- 2 Chronicles 32:30
Parsing patterns
Preposition-l | Adverb 7x Deuteronomy 28:13, 2 Kings 19:30, 2 Chronicles 32:30, Ezra 9:13
Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Adverb 6x Exodus 26:24, Exodus 27:5, Exodus 28:27, Exodus 36:29
Adverb 3x Deuteronomy 28:43, Proverbs 15:24
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Adverb 3x 1 Chronicles 27:23, Ezekiel 1:27, Ezekiel 8:2
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. downward , below or beneath ; often adverbially with or without prefixes
Source Gloss
downward , below or beneath ; often adverbially with or without prefixes
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
downward, below or beneath; often adverbially with or without prefixes BDB: downwards Usage: beneath, down(-ward), less, very low, under(-neath).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מַטָּה is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain