Lexical Definition

‎מַתָּנָה‎ mattânâh (mat-taw-naw') gift ^H:N-F
feminine of ‎מַתָּן‎

gift.

• a present
• specifically (in a good sense), a sacrificial offering, (in a bad sense) a bribe

1) gift

See Greek: δόμα · δύναμις · δῶρον

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. ‎מַתָּנָה‎ noun feminine gift; — absolute ‎׳‎‎מ‎ Num 18:6 + 4 t.; construct ‎מַתְּנַת‎ Deut 16:17 plural ‎מַתָּנֹת‎ Gen 25:6 +, construct ‎מַתְּנֹת‎ Exod 28:38, suffix ‎מַתְּנֹתֵיכֶם‎ Ezek 20:31 +, etc.; — gift, Gen 25:6 (J) Ezek 46:16; Ezek 46:17; 2Chr 21:3 offerings to ‎׳‎‎י‎ Exod 28:38 (‎מַתְּנֹת קָדְשֵׁיכֶם‎), Lev 23:38 (distinguished from ‎נֶדֶר‎ and ‎נְדָבָה‎), Lev 18:29 (compare ‎מַתָּנָם‎ vLev 18:11 — all P); rejected (idolatrous) offerings Ezek 20:26; Ezek 20:31; Ezek 20:39 ‎אִישׁ‎ ‎כְּמַתְּנַת יָדוֺ‎ Deut 16:17 each man according to the gift of his hand, i.e. according to his ability; compare ‎בָאָדָם‎ ‎׳‎‎לָקַחְתָּ מ‎ Ps 68:19* thou (‎׳‎‎י‎) hast received gifts among men (i.e. either tribute gained by battle, compare Che, or the offerings of those who turn to ‎׳‎‎י‎ Hup-Now; > gifts consisting of men JDMich Hengst Bö Ew DeW); ‎׳‎‎מ‎ used of Levites, as God's gift to Aaron and his sons, Num 18:6, whose priesthood is ‎׳‎‎עֲבֹדַת מ‎ vNum 18:7, i.e. a service which is a gift from God; ‎מַתָּנוֺת לָאֶבְיֹנִים‎ Esth 9:22 gifts to the poor; = bribe Prov 15:27; Eccl 7:7.

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