Strong's Hebrew Concordance

H4683: מַצָּה

matstsâh · pronounced mats-tsaw' · “strife”

Definition

a quarrel

KJV translates it as: contention, debate, strife.

Word origin: from H5327 (נָצָה);

Extended definition

strife, contention

Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).

How H4683 is translated

  • contention ×3

Bible verses with H4683 (matstsâh)

Matstsâh appears in 3 verses.

  • Proverbs 13:10

    Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.

  • Proverbs 17:19

    He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.

  • Isaiah 58:4

    Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high.