וּ/מַתִּתְיָ֣הוּ
𐤅/𐤌𐤕𐤕𐤉𐤄𐤅
Matiteyah
and Mattithiah
Personal name meaning 'Gift of Yahweh'; a theophoric Israelite name attested for multiple individuals in biblical texts, used exclusively for males. The semantic range includes the notion of being given or bestowed by Yahweh and expresses the idea of an individual seen as a divine gift.
1 Chronicles 15:21 · Word #1
Lexicon H4993
| Lemma | מַתִּתְיָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤕𐤕𐤉𐤄 |
| Transliteration | Matiteyah |
| Strong's | H4993 |
| Definition | Personal name meaning 'Gift of Yahweh'; a theophoric Israelite name attested for multiple individuals in biblical texts, used exclusively for males. The semantic range includes the notion of being given or bestowed by Yahweh and expresses the idea of an individual seen as a divine gift. |
Morphology HC/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and Mattithiah |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4993-04
and Gift-of-Yahweh
| Morphological Notes | Proper masculine personal name (noun, Np) with prefixed conjunction וּ ('and'). |
| Rendering Rationale | The name derives from the noun meaning 'gift' (from נתן, to give) combined with the theophoric element Yah, yielding 'Gift of Yahweh.' The prefixed וּ is the conjunction 'and,' preserved here. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and Matiteyah
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: Gift of Yahweh |
AI-generated (generate_p2_names)