מִ/מַּטֵּ֣ה
𐤌/𐤌𐤈𐤄
maṭṭeh
from the tribe
A staff, rod, or branch, typically of wood, often used as a physical implement for support, authority, correction, or symbolic representation. By metonymy, it also designates a division or subdivision of the Israelite tribes, i.e., a clan or tribal group (particularly in census and land allocation contexts).
mat-taw' "a branch" (Akan Twi)1 Chronicles 6:63 · Word #6
Lexicon H4294
| Lemma | מַטֶּה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤈𐤄 |
| Transliteration | maṭṭeh |
| Strong's | H4294 |
| Definition | A staff, rod, or branch, typically of wood, often used as a physical implement for support, authority, correction, or symbolic representation. By metonymy, it also designates a division or subdivision of the Israelite tribes, i.e., a clan or tribal group (particularly in census and land allocation contexts). |
Morphology HR/Ncmsc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | from the tribe |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4294-14
from a staff-branch
| Morphological Notes | Preposition מִן ("from") + masculine singular common noun מַטֶּה in the absolute state. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun מַטֶּה denotes something stretched out from the root נטה, originally a staff or branch; the prefixed מִן adds "from." The masculine singular absolute form is preserved as "a staff-branch." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
from the tribe
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Context requires the metonymic meaning of 'מִ/מַּטֵּ֣ה' as 'tribe'—P1 'from a staff-branch' is root-faithful but not contextually accurate; 'from the tribe' is correct in context. |
Bantu Hebrew
מִ/מַּטֵּ֣ה (maṭṭeh) — A staff, rod, or branch, typically of wood, often used as a physical implement for support, authority, correction, or symbolic representation. By metonymy, it also designates a division or subdivision of the Israelite tribes, i.e., a clan or tribal group (particularly in census and land allocation contexts).
| Word | Meaning | Language |
|---|---|---|
| mat-taw' | a branch | Akan Twi |