מַטֶּה maṭṭeh

Hebrew · Strong's H4294 · pronounced mat-teh' · used 252 times in 205 verses

Meaning

a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance), or walking (a staff; figuratively, a support of life, e.g. bread)

In the King James Version: rod, staff, tribe.

Derivation: or (feminine) מַטָּה; from H5186 (נָטָה);

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Where it is used

Numbers 10:23 Gamaliel son of Pedahzur was over the division of the tribe of Manasseh,
Numbers 10:24 and Abidan son of Gideoni was over the division of the tribe of Benjamin.
Numbers 10:26 Pagiel son of Ocran was over the division of the tribe of Asher,
Numbers 10:27 and Ahira son of Enan was over the division of the tribe of Naphtali.
Numbers 13:2 “Send out for yourself men to spy out the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites. From each of their fathers’ tribes send one man who is a leader among them.”
Numbers 13:4 and these were their names: From the tribe of Reuben, Shammua son of Zaccur;
Numbers 13:5 from the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat son of Hori;
Numbers 13:6 from the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;
Numbers 13:7 from the tribe of Issachar, Igal son of Joseph;
Numbers 13:8 from the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea son of Nun;
Numbers 13:9 from the tribe of Benjamin, Palti son of Raphu;
Numbers 13:10 from the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel son of Sodi;
Numbers 13:11 from the tribe of Manasseh (a tribe of Joseph), Gaddi son of Susi;
Numbers 13:12 from the tribe of Dan, Ammiel son of Gemalli;
Numbers 13:13 from the tribe of Asher, Sethur son of Michael;
Numbers 13:14 from the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi son of Vophsi;
Numbers 13:15 and from the tribe of Gad, Geuel son of Machi.
Numbers 17:2 “Speak to the Israelites and take from them twelve staffs, one from the leader of each tribe. Write each man’s name on his staff,
Numbers 17:3 and write Aaron’s name on the staff of Levi, because there must be one staff for the head of each tribe.
Numbers 17:5 The staff belonging to the man I choose will sprout, and I will rid Myself of the constant grumbling of the Israelites against you.”
Numbers 17:6 So Moses spoke to the Israelites, and each of their leaders gave him a staff—one for each of the leaders of their tribes, twelve staffs in all. And Aaron’s staff was among them.
Numbers 17:7 Then Moses placed the staffs before the LORD in the Tent of the Testimony.
Numbers 17:8 The next day Moses entered the Tent of the Testimony and saw that Aaron’s staff, representing the house of Levi, had sprouted, put forth buds, blossomed, and produced almonds.
Numbers 17:9 Then Moses brought out all the staffs from the LORD’s presence to all the Israelites. They saw them, and each man took his own staff.
Numbers 17:10 The LORD said to Moses, “Put Aaron’s staff back in front of the Testimony, to be kept as a sign for the rebellious, so that you may put an end to their grumbling against Me, lest they die.”
Numbers 18:2 But bring with you also your brothers from the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, that they may join you and assist you and your sons before the Tent of the Testimony.
Numbers 20:8 “Take the staff and assemble the congregation. You and your brother Aaron are to speak to the rock while they watch, and it will pour out its water. You will bring out water from the rock and provide drink for the congregation and their livestock.”
Numbers 20:9 So Moses took the staff from the LORD’s presence, just as he had been commanded.
Numbers 20:11 Then Moses raised his hand and struck the rock twice with his staff, so that a great amount of water gushed out, and the congregation and their livestock were able to drink.
Numbers 26:55 Indeed, the land must be divided by lot; they shall receive their inheritance according to the names of the tribes of their fathers.
Numbers 30:1 Then Moses said to the heads of the tribes of Israel, “This is what the LORD has commanded:
Numbers 31:4 Send into battle a thousand men from each tribe of Israel.”
Numbers 31:5 So a thousand men were recruited from each tribe of Israel—twelve thousand armed for war.
Numbers 31:6 And Moses sent the thousand from each tribe into battle, along with Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, who took with him the vessels of the sanctuary and the trumpets for signaling.
Numbers 32:28 So Moses gave orders about them to Eleazar the priest, to Joshua son of Nun, and to the family leaders of the tribes of Israel.
Numbers 33:54 And you are to divide the land by lot according to your clans. Give a larger inheritance to a larger clan and a smaller inheritance to a smaller one. Whatever falls to each one by lot will be his. You will receive an inheritance according to the tribes of your fathers.
Numbers 34:13 So Moses commanded the Israelites, “Apportion this land by lot as an inheritance. The LORD has commanded that it be given to the nine and a half tribes.
Numbers 34:14 For the tribes of the Reubenites and Gadites, along with the half-tribe of Manasseh, have already received their inheritance.
Numbers 34:15 These two and a half tribes have received their inheritance across the Jordan from Jericho, toward the sunrise.”
Numbers 34:18 Appoint one leader from each tribe to distribute the land.
Numbers 34:19 These are their names: Caleb son of Jephunneh from the tribe of Judah;
Numbers 34:20 Shemuel son of Ammihud from the tribe of Simeon;
Numbers 34:21 Elidad son of Chislon from the tribe of Benjamin;
Numbers 34:22 Bukki son of Jogli, a leader from the tribe of Dan;
Numbers 34:23 Hanniel son of Ephod, a leader from the tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph;
Numbers 34:24 Kemuel son of Shiphtan, a leader from the tribe of Ephraim;
Numbers 34:25 Eli-zaphan son of Parnach, a leader from the tribe of Zebulun;
Numbers 34:26 Paltiel son of Azzan, a leader from the tribe of Issachar;
Numbers 34:27 Ahihud son of Shelomi, a leader from the tribe of Asher;
Numbers 34:28 and Pedahel son of Ammihud, a leader from the tribe of Naphtali.”
Numbers 36:3 But if they marry any of the men from the other tribes of Israel, their inheritance will be withdrawn from the portion of our fathers and added to the tribe into which they marry. So our allotted inheritance would be taken away.
Numbers 36:4 And when the Jubilee for the Israelites comes, their inheritance will be added to the tribe into which they marry and taken away from the tribe of our fathers.”
Numbers 36:5 So at the word of the LORD, Moses commanded the Israelites: “The tribe of the sons of Joseph speaks correctly.
Numbers 36:6 This is what the LORD has commanded concerning the daughters of Zelophehad: They may marry anyone they please, provided they marry within a clan of the tribe of their father.
Numbers 36:7 No inheritance in Israel may be transferred from tribe to tribe, because each of the Israelites is to retain the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.
Numbers 36:8 Every daughter who possesses an inheritance from any Israelite tribe must marry within a clan of the tribe of her father, so that every Israelite will possess the inheritance of his fathers.
Numbers 36:9 No inheritance may be transferred from one tribe to another, for each tribe of Israel must retain its inheritance.”
Numbers 36:12 They married within the clans of the descendants of Manasseh son of Joseph, and their inheritance remained within the tribe of their father’s clan.
Joshua 7:1 The Israelites, however, acted unfaithfully regarding the things devoted to destruction. Achan son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of what was set apart. So the anger of the LORD burned against the Israelites.
Joshua 7:18 And he had the family of Zabdi come forward man by man, and Achan son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was selected.