What does מַטָּע (maṭāʿ) mean in the Bible?
מַטָּע (maṭāʿ): Denotes both the planted object and the cultivated space; symbolizes human establishment and growth under divine tending.
Hebrew · H4302
מַטָּע
Something planted , i.e. the place (a garden or vineyard), or the thing (a plant , figuratively or men); by implication, the act, planting
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מַטָּע H4302
Pronunciation maṭāʿ
What does מַטָּע (maṭāʿ) mean in the Bible?
מַטָּע (maṭāʿ): Denotes both the planted object and the cultivated space; symbolizes human establishment and growth under divine tending.
Full entry for מַטָּע (H4302) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4302?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a garden (1), a planting area (1), from its planting (1), its base (1), of My planting (1).
Where does מַטָּע (maṭāʿ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Isaiah 60:21. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (3), Isaiah (2), Micah (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 a garden 1× Ezekiel 34:29
a planting area 1× Micah 1:6
from its planting 1× Ezekiel 17:7
its base 1× Ezekiel 31:4
of My planting 1× Isaiah 60:21
the planting 1× Isaiah 61:3
Show sample aligned rows
Isaiah 60:21 מַטָּעוֹ to of My planting Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Isaiah 61:3 מַטַּ֥ע to the planting Noun - masculine singular construct Ezekiel 17:7 מַטָּעָֽהּ׃ to from its planting Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Ezekiel 31:4 מַטָּעָ֔הּ to its base Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Ezekiel 34:29 מַטָּ֖ע to a garden Noun - masculine singular Micah 1:6 לְמַטָּ֣עֵי to a planting area Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Isaiah 60:21
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 3
Isaiah 2 Ezekiel 3 Micah 1
Source forms
לְמַטָּ֣עֵי 1x lə·maṭ·ṭā·‘ê Micah 1:6
מַטַּ֥ע 1x maṭ·ṭa‘ Isaiah 61:3
מַטָּ֖ע 1x maṭ·ṭā‘ Ezekiel 34:29
מַטָּעָ֔הּ 1x maṭ·ṭā·‘āh Ezekiel 31:4
מַטָּעָֽהּ׃ 1x maṭ·ṭā·‘āh Ezekiel 17:7
מַטָּעוֹ 1x maṭ·ṭå̄·ʿō Isaiah 60:21
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular 2x Ezekiel 17:7, Ezekiel 31:4
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular 1x Isaiah 60:21
Noun - masculine singular 1x Ezekiel 34:29
Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Isaiah 61:3
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct 1x Micah 1:6
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Denotes both the planted object and the cultivated space; symbolizes human establishment and growth under divine tending.
Source Gloss
something planted , i.e. the place (a garden or vineyard), or the thing (a plant , figuratively or men); by implication, the act, planting
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Denotes both the planted object and the cultivated space; symbolizes human establishment and growth under divine tending.
something planted, i.e. the place (a garden or vineyard), or the thing (a plant, figuratively or men); by implication, the act, planting BDB: place Usage: plant(-ation, -ing).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
Figuratively, people planted or established by God for his glory and righteousness
Showing 1 selected witness from 7 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
מַטָּע is built from this root:
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