Bible Names

Matred: meaning of the name

Matred means “wand of government.”
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869)girl name

Matred in Hebrew and Greek

מַטְרֵד H4308

Maṭrêd (mat-rade') — Matred, an Edomitess

from H2956 (טָרַד); propulsive;

Who named Matred in the Bible

Matred in Scripture

“Matred” appears in 2 verses of the King James Version.

  • Genesis 36:39

    And Baal–hanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Pau; and his wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.

  • 1 Chronicles 1:50

    And when Baal–hanan was dead, Hadad reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Pai; and his wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.