וּ/מַטְּ/ךָ֗
𐤅/𐤌𐤈/𐤊
umatekha
and your staff
or (feminine) מַטָּה; from 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); rod, staff, tribe.
Exodus 17:5 · Word #12
Lexicon H4294
| Lemma | מַטֶּה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤈𐤄 |
| Transliteration | maṭṭeh |
| Strong's | H4294 |
| In-context | and your staff |
Morphology HC/Ncmsc/Sp2ms
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 |
SIBI-P1 H4294-19
and your extending staff
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וּ ("and") + masculine singular noun in construct form (מַטֶּה) + 2nd masculine singular pronominal suffix ("your"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun מַטֶּה derives from the root נטה, "to stretch out" or "extend," originally referring to something extended like a branch. Rendering it as "extending staff" preserves the imagery of an outstretched rod while maintaining the singular form and the second masculine singular suffix ("your"). |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root נטה (to stretch out, extend, incline, spread out)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H5186-01 |
at | I have stretched out |
H5186-02 |
ateh | I will stretch out |
H4294-01 |
bamateh | in the staff |
Word Usage (252 occurrences of H4294)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 38:18 | וּ/מַטְּ/ךָ֖ | umatekha | and your staff |
| Genesis 38:25 | וְ/הַ/מַּטֶּ֖ה | vehamateh | and the staff |
| Exodus 4:2 | מַטֶּֽה | mateh | a staff |