Lexical Definition

‎מַתָּן‎ Mattân (mat-tawn') Mattan ^N:N-M-P
the same as ‎מַתָּן‎

Mattan.

• § Mattan = "a gift"
• Mattan, the name of a priest of Baal, and of an Israelite

1) a priest of Baal in Jerusalem in the time of Athaliah
2) father of Shephatiah in the time of Jeremiah

See Greek: Ματθάν

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Jer.38.1
• father of: Shephatiah (שְׁפַטְיָה)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

II. ‎מַתָּן‎

proper name, masculine 1. priest of Baal at Jerusalem 2Kgs 11:18 = 2Chr 23:17 ᵐ5 Μαγθαν, Ματθαν, ᵐ5^L Ματθαν.

2. father of Shephatiah, in Judah Jer 38:1 ᵐ5 Ναθαν, Μαθθα.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Father of Shephatiah • Father of Shephatiah, an opponent of Jeremiah.

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Mattan was the father of Shephatiah, one of the officials who opposed the prophet Jeremiah (Jer.38.1).

• A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Jer.38.1;
• only referred to as Mattan מַתָּן;
• father of Shephatiah שְׁפַטְיָה.

Mattan was the father of Shephatiah, a prominent official during the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah. Shephatiah, along with other officials, accused the prophet Jeremiah of discouraging the people and urged the king to put him to death. As a result, Jeremiah was thrown into a cistern, where he sank into the mud. However, Ebed-Melech, an Ethiopian eunuch, rescued Jeremiah with the king's permission (Jeremiah 38:1-13). Mattan is only mentioned in this context as the father of Shephatiah, one of Jeremiah's opponents.

All entries for Mattan: מַתָּן

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• Shephatiah (child)