H4978: מַתְּנָא
mattᵉnâʼ · pronounced mat-ten-aw' · “gift”
Definition
{a present; specifically (in a good sense), a sacrificial offering, (in a bad sense) a bribe}
KJV translates it as: gift.
Word origin: (Aramaic) corresponding to H4979 (מַתָּנָה)
Extended definition
Aramaic of mat.ta.nah (מַתָּנָה "gift" H4979)
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H4978 is translated
- gifts ×2
- your ×1
Bible verses with H4978 (mattᵉnâʼ)
Mattᵉnâʼ appears in 3 verses.
- Daniel 2:6
But if ye shew the dream, and the interpretation thereof, ye shall receive of me gifts and rewards and great honour: therefore shew me the dream, and the interpretation thereof.
- Daniel 2:48
Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of the governors over all the wise men of Babylon.
- Daniel 5:17
Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another; yet I will read the writing unto the king, and make known to him the interpretation.