בְּ/מַטֵּ֖/הוּ
𐤁/𐤌𐤈/𐤄𐤅
maṭṭeh
with his staff
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 20:11 · Word #8
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/Sp3ms
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 | with his staff |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4294-02
with his staff
| Morphological Notes | Preposition בְּ + masculine singular construct noun מַטֶּה + 3ms pronominal suffix; "with his staff." |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun מַטֶּה denotes a staff or rod—something stretched out—derived from נטה. The construct form with 3ms suffix (־הוּ) yields "his staff," and the prefixed בְּ adds the sense "with." |
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