מַטּוֹתָֽ/ם
𐤌𐤈𐤅𐤕/𐤌
maṭṭeh
of their staffs
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).
Numbers 17:21 · Word #24
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 HNcmpc/Sp3mp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | of their staffs |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4294-13
their staffs
| Morphological Notes | Masculine plural noun in construct state with 3mp pronominal suffix. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun מַטּוֹת is the masculine plural construct form of מַטֶּה with a 3rd person masculine plural suffix, yielding "their staffs." The rendering preserves the concrete, root-derived sense of something stretched out (a staff or rod) while accurately reflecting the plural form and possessive suffix. |
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