וּ/לְ/מַטֵּה֙
𐤅/𐤋/𐤌𐤈𐤄
maṭṭeh
of 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).
Numbers 34:20 · Word #1
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 HC/R/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 | of the tribe |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4294-16
and to the staff-of
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction ו + preposition לְ + masculine singular common noun in construct state. |
| Rendering Rationale | מַטֶּה denotes something stretched out from the root נטה—originally a staff or rod, extended from wood. In construct singular with prefixed conjunction and preposition (וּלְ), it means "and to the staff-of," preserving the physical-root sense that underlies later figurative uses such as tribe. |
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