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Hebrew · H4295

מַטָּה

Downward , below or beneath ; often adverbially with or without prefixes

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מַטָּהH4295

What does מַטָּה mean in the Bible?

מַטָּה is a Hebrew word meaning "downward , below or beneath ; often adverbially with or without prefixes".

Full entry for מַטָּה (H4295) · Open the biblical lexicon

Questions this entry answers

What does מַטָּה mean in the Bible?

מַטָּה is a Hebrew word meaning "downward , below or beneath ; often adverbially with or without prefixes".

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
below3×2 Kings 19:30, Isaiah 37:31, Jeremiah 31:37
down2×Ezekiel 1:27, Ezekiel 8:2
the bottom2×Exodus 28:27, Exodus 39:20
. . .1×Ecclesiastes 3:21
and lower1×Deuteronomy 28:43
beneath1×Exodus 27:5
bottom1×Exodus 26:24
downward1×Deuteronomy 28:13
from bottom1×Exodus 36:29
going down1×Proverbs 15:24
it down1×2 Chronicles 32:30
less1×Ezra 9:13
lower1×Deuteronomy 28:43
or under1×1 Chronicles 27:23
up from the bottom1×Exodus 38:4
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 26:24מִלְּמַטָּה֒tobottomPreposition-m, Preposition-l | AdverbExodus 27:5מִלְּמָ֑טָּהtobeneathPreposition-m, Preposition-l | AdverbExodus 28:27מִלְּמַ֙טָּה֙tothe bottomPreposition-m, Preposition-l | AdverbExodus 36:29מִלְּמַטָּה֒tofrom bottomPreposition-m, Preposition-l | AdverbExodus 38:4מִלְּמַ֖טָּהtoup from the bottomPreposition-m, Preposition-l | AdverbExodus 39:20מִלְמַ֙טָּה֙tothe bottomPreposition-m, Preposition-l | AdverbDeuteronomy 28:13לְמָ֑טָּהtodownwardPreposition-l | AdverbDeuteronomy 28:43מַ֥טָּהtolowerAdverbDeuteronomy 28:43מָּֽטָּה׃toand lowerAdverb2 Kings 19:30לְמָ֑טָּהtobelowPreposition-l | Adverb
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowExodus 26:24
Aligned rows19
Books represented11
Exodus6Deuteronomy32 Kings11 Chronicles12 Chronicles1Ezra1Proverbs1Ecclesiastes1Isaiah1Jeremiah1Ezekiel2
Source forms
לְמָ֑טָּה4xlə·māṭ·ṭāhDeuteronomy 28:13, 2 Kings 19:30, Isaiah 37:31, Jeremiah 31:37
מִלְּמַטָּה֒2xmil·lə·maṭ·ṭāhExodus 26:24, Exodus 36:29
וּלְמַ֔טָּה1xū·lə·maṭ·ṭāhEzekiel 1:27
וּלְמַ֖טָּה1xū·lə·maṭ·ṭāhEzekiel 8:2
וּלְמָ֑טָּה1xū·lə·māṭ·ṭāh1 Chronicles 27:23
לְמַ֙טָּה֙1xlə·maṭ·ṭāhEzra 9:13
לְמַ֥טָּה1xlə·maṭ·ṭāhEcclesiastes 3:21
לְמַֽטָּה־1xlə·maṭ·ṭāh-2 Chronicles 32:30
Parsing patterns
Preposition-l | Adverb7xDeuteronomy 28:13, 2 Kings 19:30, 2 Chronicles 32:30, Ezra 9:13
Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Adverb6xExodus 26:24, Exodus 27:5, Exodus 28:27, Exodus 36:29
Adverb3xDeuteronomy 28:43, Proverbs 15:24
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Adverb3x1 Chronicles 27:23, Ezekiel 1:27, Ezekiel 8:2
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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