Lexical Summary matta: place or act of planting, a plantation Original Word: מַטָּעTransliteration: matta Phonetic Spelling: (mat-taw') Part of Speech: Noun Masculine Short Definition: place or act of planting, a plantation Meaning: something planted, the place, the thing, the act, planting Strong's Concordance garden or vineyardFrom nata'; something planted, i.e. The place (a garden or vineyard), or the thing (a plant, figuratively or men); by implication, the act, planting -- plant(-ation, -ing). see HEBREW nata' Brown-Driver-Briggs H4302. matta מַטָּע noun masculine place, or act of planting; plantation; — absolute ׳מ Ezekiel 34:29; construct מַטַּע Isaiah 61:3; suffix מַטָּעוֺ 60:21 (Kt; Qr מַטָּעַי); מַטָּעָהּ Ezekiel 17:7, also 31:4, but read ᵐ5 מַטָּעֹה Hi Co Berthol Toy; plural construct מַטָּעֵי Micah 1:6; — 1 planting-place, כָ֑רֶם מַטָּעֵי Micah 1:6 planting-place for a vineyard, so Ezekiel 31:4 (read מַטָּעֹה, see above); probably also ׳מ לְשֵׁם < read ᵐ5 ׳מ שָׁלֹם Co Berthol Toy i.e. peaceful (fruitful) planting-place; compare מ ׳עֲרֻגוֺת 17:7 = beds where it was planted. 2 act of planting מ ׳נֵצֶר Isaiah 60:21 shoot of his (my) planting (figurative of people). 3 ׳מ ׳י Isaiah 61:3 plantation of ׳י (id.). |
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