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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מַטָּעH4302
Pronunciationmaṭāʿ
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 Ita garden1×Ezekiel 34:29
a planting area1×Micah 1:6
from its planting1×Ezekiel 17:7
its base1×Ezekiel 31:4
of My planting1×Isaiah 60:21
the planting1×Isaiah 61:3
Show sample aligned rows
Isaiah 60:21מַטָּעוֹtoof My plantingNoun - masculine plural construct | first person common singularIsaiah 61:3מַטַּ֥עtothe plantingNoun - masculine singular constructEzekiel 17:7מַטָּעָֽהּ׃tofrom its plantingNoun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularEzekiel 31:4מַטָּעָ֔הּtoits baseNoun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularEzekiel 34:29מַטָּ֖עtoa gardenNoun - masculine singularMicah 1:6לְמַטָּ֣עֵיtoa planting areaPreposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowIsaiah 60:21
Aligned rows6
Books represented3
Isaiah2Ezekiel3Micah1
Source forms
לְמַטָּ֣עֵי1xlə·maṭ·ṭā·‘êMicah 1:6
מַטַּ֥ע1xmaṭ·ṭa‘Isaiah 61:3
מַטָּ֖ע1xmaṭ·ṭā‘Ezekiel 34:29
מַטָּעָ֔הּ1xmaṭ·ṭā·‘āhEzekiel 31:4
מַטָּעָֽהּ׃1xmaṭ·ṭā·‘āhEzekiel 17:7
מַטָּעוֹ1xmaṭ·ṭå̄·ʿōIsaiah 60:21
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular2xEzekiel 17:7, Ezekiel 31:4
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular1xIsaiah 60:21
Noun - masculine singular1xEzekiel 34:29
Noun - masculine singular construct1xIsaiah 61:3
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct1xMicah 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 definitionSource: 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: