Strong's #4294: matteh (pronounced mat-teh')
or (feminine) mattah {mat-taw'}; from 5186; a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance), or walking (a staff; figuratively, a support of life, e.g. bread):--rod, staff, tribe.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon:
ּ / ּ
maṭṭeh / maṭṭâh
1) staff, branch, tribe
1a) staff, rod, shaft
1b) branch (of vine)
1c) tribe
1c1) company led by chief with staff (originally)
Part of Speech: noun masculine
Relation: from H5186
Usage:
This word is used 251 times:
Numbers 2:14: " Then the tribe of Gad: and the captain of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel."
Numbers 2:20: "And by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the captain of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son"
Numbers 2:22: " Then the tribe of Benjamin: and the captain of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni."
Numbers 2:27: "And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the captain of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel"
Numbers 2:29: " Then the tribe of Naphtali: and the captain of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan."
Numbers 3:6: " Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest,"
Numbers 7:2: "of their fathers, who were the princes of the tribes, and were over them that were numbered,"
Numbers 7:12: "Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah:"
Numbers 10:15: "And over the host of the tribe of the children of Issachar was Nethaneel the son of Zuar."
Numbers 10:16: "And over the host of the tribe of the children of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon."
Numbers 10:19: "And over the host of the tribe of the children of Simeon was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai."
Numbers 10:20: "And over the host of the tribe of the children of Gad was Eliasaph the son of Deuel."
Numbers 10:23: "And over the host of the tribe of the children of Manasseh was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur."
Numbers 10:24: "And over the host of the tribe of the children of Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gideoni."
Numbers 10:26: "And over the host of the tribe of the children of Asher was Pagiel the son of Ocran."
Numbers 10:27: "And over the host of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan."
Numbers 13:2: "give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man,"
Numbers 13:4: "And these were their names: of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur."
Numbers 13:5: " Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori."
Numbers 13:6: " Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh."
Numbers 13:7: " Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph."
Numbers 13:8: " Of the tribe of Ephraim, Oshea the son of Nun."
Numbers 13:9: " Of the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu."
Numbers 13:10: " Of the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel the son of Sodi."
Numbers 13:11: " Of the tribe of Joseph, namely, of the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the son of Susi."
Numbers 13:11: "Of the tribe of Joseph, namely, of the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the son of Susi."
Numbers 13:12: " Of the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli."
Numbers 13:13: " Of the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael."
Numbers 13:14: " Of the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi."
Numbers 13:15: " Of the tribe of Gad, Geuel the son of Machi."
Numbers 17:2: "of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod according to the house of their fathers, of"
Numbers 17:2: "all their princes according to the house of their fathers twelve rods: write"
Numbers 17:2: "rods: write thou every man's name upon his rod."
Numbers 17:3: "Aaron's name upon the rod of Levi: for one rod"
Numbers 17:3: "of Levi: for one rod shall be for the head of the house of their fathers."
Numbers 17:5: "And it shall come to pass, that the man's rod, whom I shall choose, shall blossom: and I will make to cease from"
Numbers 17:6: "and every one of their princes gave him a rod apiece,"
Numbers 17:6: "of their princes gave him a rod apiece, for each prince"
Numbers 17:6: "apiece, for each prince one, according to their fathers' houses, even twelve rods:"
Numbers 17:6: "for each prince one, according to their fathers' houses, even twelve rods: and the rod"
Numbers 17:6: "houses, even twelve rods: and the rod of Aaron was among their rods."
Numbers 17:7: "And Moses laid up the rods before the LORD in the tabernacle of witness."
Numbers 17:8: "into the tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi"
Numbers 17:9: "brought out all the rods from before the LORD unto"
Numbers 17:9: "of Israel: and they looked, and took every man his rod."
Numbers 17:10: "Bring Aaron's rod again before the testimony, to be kept for a token"
Numbers 18:2: "And thy brethren also of the tribe of Levi, the tribe of thy father, bring"
Numbers 20:8: "Take the rod, and gather thou the assembly together, thou, and Aaron"
Numbers 20:9: "And Moses took the rod from before the LORD, as"
Numbers 20:11: "lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice:"
