What does מַתְבֵּן (matĕbēn) mean in the Bible?
מַתְבֵּן (matĕbēn): Straw in its collected, harvested state—emphasizing accumulated material rather than individual stalks
Hebrew · H4963
מַתְבֵּן
Straw in the heap
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מַתְבֵּן H4963
Pronunciation matĕbēn
What does מַתְבֵּן (matĕbēn) mean in the Bible?
מַתְבֵּן (matĕbēn): Straw in its collected, harvested state—emphasizing accumulated material rather than individual stalks
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How does the BSB render H4963?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include as straw (1).
Where does מַתְבֵּן (matĕbēn) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Isaiah 25:10. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (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 as straw 1× Isaiah 25:10
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First aligned row Isaiah 25:10
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Isaiah 1
Source forms
מַתְבֵּ֖ן 1x maṯ·bên Isaiah 25:10
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 25:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Straw in its collected, harvested state—emphasizing accumulated material rather than individual stalks
Source Gloss
straw in the heap
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Straw in its collected, harvested state—emphasizing accumulated material rather than individual stalks
straw in the heap BDB: straw-heap Usage: straw.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מַתְבֵּן 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