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mat.teh H4294

מַטֶּה (mat.teh) means “tribe: rod” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

מַטֶּה Hebrew · H4294 252 tagged occurrences in 205 verses

Pronunciation guide: mat-teh' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H4294G

מַטֶּה · mat.teh · tribe: rod

: rod/staff 1) staff, branch, tribe 1a) staff, rod, shaft 1b) branch (of vine) 1c) tribe 1c1) company led by chief with staff (originally)

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TBESH · H4294H

מַטֶּה · mat.teh · tribe

: tribe 1) staff, branch, tribe 1a) staff, rod, shaft 1b) branch (of vine) 1c) tribe 1c1) company led by chief with staff (originally)

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TBESH · H4294I

מַטֶּה · mat.teh · tribe: arrow

: arrow 1) staff, branch, tribe 1a) staff, rod, shaft 1b) branch (of vine) 1c) tribe 1c1) company led by chief with staff (originally)

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TBESH · H4294J

מַטֶּה · mat.teh · tribe: stick

: stick 1) staff, branch, tribe 1a) staff, rod, shaft 1b) branch (of vine) 1c) tribe 1c1) company led by chief with staff (originally)

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TBESH · H4294K

מַטֶּה · mat.teh · tribe: supply

: supply 1) staff, branch, tribe 1a) staff, rod, shaft 1b) branch (of vine) 1c) tribe 1c1) company led by chief with staff (originally)

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

or (feminine) מַטָּה; from H5186 (נָטָה); 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)

KJV glosses: rod, staff, tribe.

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How translators render H4294

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
from the tribe	39
of the tribe	36
to the tribe	12
the tribe	11
the staff	10
from the tribes	8
and from the tribe	7
staff	7
his staff	6
tribe	6
tribes	6
of the tribes	5
next will be the tribe	4
your staff	4
from each tribe	3
supply	3
the half-tribe	3
branches	2
of the staff	2
one	2
scepter	2
the rod	2
the staffs	2
the tribal	2
with his staff	2
with the staff	2
a staff	1
a tribe	1
according to the tribes	1
and	1
and staff	1
and the staff	1
branch	1
by the tribe	1
for the tribe	1
from its main branch	1
from one tribe	1
from tribe	1
his own staff	1
his staff down	1
into a rod	1
into a staff	1
many arrows	1
of the other tribes	1
of the rod	1
or a staff	1
staffs	1
staffs in all	1
the bar across	1
the other staffs	1
the supply	1
the tribes	1
their supplies	1
them	1
to	1
to the tribes	1
were the tribal	1
with a stick	1
with his own spear	1
with your staff	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
of the tribe	70
and out of the tribe	26
tribe	20
out of the tribe	14
of the tribes	12
the tribe	9
for the tribe	6
his rod	6
the rod	6
rod	5
tribes	5
rods	4
the staff	4
thy rod	4
then the tribe	3
and the rod	2
and the staff	2
of every tribe	2
of the rod	2
staff	2
their rods	2
throughout all the tribes	2
unto the tribe	2
with the rod	2
a rod	1
according to the tribes	1
after the tribe	1
all the rods	1
also of the tribe	1
and behold the rod	1
and of the tribe	1
and staff	1
and the tribe	1
and thy rod	1
and thy staff	1
and with his rod	1
as if the staff	1
from tribe	1
him a rod	1
his staff	1
in any tribe	1
into a rod	1
it and it became a rod	1
of a rod	1
of every one of them a rod	1
of that tribe	1
remained in the tribe	1
the rods	1
the whole staff	1
these of the tribe	1
this rod	1
to tribe	1
upon his rod	1
upon the rod	1
with a staff	1
with his rod	1
with his staves	1
with thy rod	1
ye the rod	1
your staff	1

Verses containing H4294

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Joshua 21:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And from the tribe of Benjamin they gave them Gibeon, Geba,
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Joshua 21:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The remaining Kohathite clans of the Levites were allotted these cities: From the tribe of Ephraim
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Joshua 21:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
From the tribe of Dan they were given Elteke, Gibbethon,
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Joshua 21:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And from the half-tribe of Manasseh they were given Taanach and Gath-rimmon—two cities, together with their pasturelands.
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Joshua 21:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
This is what the Levite clans of the Gershonites were given: From the half-tribe of Manasseh they were given Golan in Bashan, a city of refuge for the manslayer, and Beeshterah—two cities, together with their pasturelands.
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Joshua 21:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
From the tribe of Issachar they were given Kishion, Daberath,
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Joshua 21:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
From the tribe of Asher they were given Mishal, Abdon,
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Joshua 21:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And from the tribe of Naphtali they were given Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for the manslayer), Hammoth-dor, and Kartan—three cities, together with their pasturelands.
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Joshua 21:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence
This is what the Merarite clan (the rest of the Levites) were given: From the tribe of Zebulun they were given Jokneam, Kartah,
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Joshua 21:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence
From the tribe of Reuben they were given Bezer, Jahaz,
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Joshua 21:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And from the tribe of Gad they were given Ramoth in Gilead, a city of refuge for the manslayer, Mahanaim,
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Joshua 22:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh
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Joshua 22:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
With him they sent ten chiefs—one family leader from each tribe of Israel, each the head of a family among the clans of Israel.
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1 Samuel 14:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Jonathan, however, had not heard that his father had bound the people with the oath. So he reached out the end of the staff in his hand, dipped it into the honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth, and his eyes brightened.
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1 Samuel 14:43 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Tell me what you have done,” Saul commanded him. So Jonathan told him, “I only tasted a little honey with the end of the staff that was in my hand. And now I must die?”
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1 Kings 7:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a craftsman in bronze. Huram had great skill, understanding, and knowledge for every kind of bronze work. So he came to King Solomon and carried out all his work.
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1 Kings 8:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
At that time Solomon assembled before him in Jerusalem the elders of Israel—all the tribal heads and family leaders of the Israelites—to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Zion, the City of David.
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1 Chronicles 6:60 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And from the tribe of Benjamin they were given Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth, together with their pasturelands. So they had thirteen cities in all among their families.
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Source alternate reference: 6.45
1 Chronicles 6:61 · BSB · 2 occurrences
To the rest of the Kohathites, ten cities were allotted from the half-tribe of Manasseh.
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Source alternate reference: 6.46
1 Chronicles 6:62 · BSB · 4 occurrences
The Gershomites, according to their clans, were allotted thirteen cities from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Manasseh in Bashan.
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Source alternate reference: 6.47
1 Chronicles 6:63 · BSB · 3 occurrences
The Merarites, according to their clans, were allotted twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
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Source alternate reference: 6.48
1 Chronicles 6:65 · BSB · 3 occurrences
They assigned by lot the cities named above from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
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Source alternate reference: 6.50
1 Chronicles 6:66 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And some of the clans of the Kohathites were given cities from the tribe of Ephraim for their territory:
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Source alternate reference: 6.51
1 Chronicles 6:70 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And from the half-tribe of Manasseh the rest of the clans of the Kohathites were given Aner and Bileam, together with their pasturelands.
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Source alternate reference: 6.55
1 Chronicles 6:71 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The Gershomites received the following: From the clan of the half-tribe of Manasseh they were given Golan in Bashan and also Ashtaroth, together with their pasturelands.
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Source alternate reference: 6.56
1 Chronicles 6:72 · BSB · 1 occurrence
From the tribe of Issachar they were given Kedesh, Daberath,
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Source alternate reference: 6.57
1 Chronicles 6:74 · BSB · 1 occurrence
From the tribe of Asher they were given Mashal, Abdon,
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Source alternate reference: 6.59
1 Chronicles 6:76 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And from the tribe of Naphtali they were given Kedesh in Galilee, Hammon, and Kiriathaim, together with their pasturelands.
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Source alternate reference: 6.61
1 Chronicles 6:77 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The Merarites (the rest of the Levites) received the following: From the tribe of Zebulun they were given Rimmono and Tabor, together with their pasturelands.
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Source alternate reference: 6.62
1 Chronicles 6:78 · BSB · 1 occurrence
From the tribe of Reuben east of the Jordan opposite Jericho they were given Bezer in the wilderness, Jahzah,
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Source alternate reference: 6.63
1 Chronicles 6:80 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And from the tribe of Gad they were given Ramoth in Gilead, Mahanaim,
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Source alternate reference: 6.65
1 Chronicles 12:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence
From the half-tribe of Manasseh: 18,000 designated by name to come and make David king.
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Source alternate reference: 12.32
2 Chronicles 5:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
At that time Solomon assembled in Jerusalem the elders of Israel—all the tribal heads and family leaders of the Israelites—to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Zion, the City of David.
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Psalms 105:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He called down famine on the land and cut off all their supplies of food.
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Psalms 110:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The LORD extends Your mighty scepter from Zion: “Rule in the midst of Your enemies.”
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Isaiah 9:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For as in the day of Midian You have shattered the yoke of their burden, the bar across their shoulders, and the rod of their oppressor.
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Source alternate reference: 9.3
Isaiah 10:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger; the staff in their hands is My wrath.
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Isaiah 10:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Does an axe raise itself above the one who swings it? Does a saw boast over him who saws with it? It would be like a rod waving the one who lifts it, or a staff lifting him who is not wood!
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Isaiah 10:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD of Hosts says: “O My people who dwell in Zion, do not fear Assyria, who strikes you with a rod and lifts his staff against you as the Egyptians did.
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Isaiah 10:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And the LORD of Hosts will brandish a whip against them, as when He struck Midian at the rock of Oreb. He will raise His staff over the sea, as He did in Egypt.
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Isaiah 14:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers.
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Isaiah 28:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Surely caraway is not threshed with a sledge, and the wheel of a cart is not rolled over the cumin. But caraway is beaten out with a stick, and cumin with a rod.
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Isaiah 30:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And with every stroke of the rod of punishment that the LORD brings down on them, the tambourines and lyres will sound as He battles with weapons brandished.
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Jeremiah 48:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Mourn for him, all you who surround him, everyone who knows his name; tell how the mighty scepter is shattered—the glorious staff!
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Ezekiel 4:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then He told me, “Son of man, I am going to cut off the supply of food in Jerusalem. They will anxiously eat bread rationed by weight, and in despair they will drink water by measure.
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Ezekiel 5:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When I shower you with the deadly arrows of famine and destruction that I will send to destroy you, I will intensify the famine against you and cut off your supply of food.
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Ezekiel 7:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Behold, the day is here! It has come! Doom has gone out, the rod has budded, arrogance has bloomed.
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Ezekiel 7:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Their violence has grown into a rod to punish their wickedness. None of them will remain: none of their multitude, none of their wealth, and nothing of value.
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Ezekiel 14:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Son of man, if a land sins against Me by acting unfaithfully, and I stretch out My hand against it to cut off its supply of food, to send famine upon it, and to cut off from it both man and beast,
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Ezekiel 19:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
It had strong branches, fit for a ruler’s scepter. It towered high above the thick branches, conspicuous for its height and for its dense foliage.
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