Lexical Definition

‎מַתִּתְיָה‎ Mattithyâh (mat-tith-yaw') Mattithiah ^N:N-M-P
or מַתִּתְיָהוּ Mattithyâhûw (mat-tith-yaw'-hoo); from ‎מַתָּת‎ and ‎יָהּ‎; gift of Jah

Mattithiah. n

• § Mattithiah = "gift of Jehovah"
• Mattithjah, the name of four Israelites

1) a Levite who presided over the offerings
2) a Levite appointed by David to minister in the musical service before the ark
3) one of the family of Nebo who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
4) one of the men who stood at the right hand of Ezra when he read the law to the people

See Greek: Ματταθίας

Extended Information

• A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at 1Ch.9.31
• son of: Shallum (שַׁלּוּם)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎מַתִּתְיָ֫הוּ‎, ‎מַתִּתְיָה‎ proper name, masculine (compare Gray^{Prop. N. 294, No. 81}); — ᵐ5 Ματταθιας, etc; —

1. a Levitical musician, ‎מַתִּתְיָ֫הוּ‎ 1Chr 15:18; 1Chr 15:21; 1Chr 25:3; 1Chr 25:21 = ‎מַתִּתְיָה‎ 1Chr 16:5.

2. ‎מַתִּתְיָה‎, Levitical name 1Chr 9:31.

3. ‎׳‎‎מ‎, attendant of Ezra (also Levite ?) Neh 8:4.

4. one of those who took strange wives Ezra 10:43.

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Profile

Male • Son of Shallum • Levite in charge of baking bread in the temple.

Levite living at the time of Exile and Return

Mattithiah, a Levite, was in charge of baking bread in the temple (1Ch.9.31).

• A man from the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at 1Ch.9.31;
• only referred to as Mattithiah מַתִּתְיָה;
• a son of Shallum שַׁלּוּם.

Mattithiah was a Levite who was appointed to oversee the baking of the showbread in the temple. The showbread, also known as the bread of the Presence, was a sacred offering that was placed on a table in the Holy Place of the tabernacle or temple. It consisted of twelve loaves, representing the twelve tribes of Israel, and was replaced every Sabbath. Mattithiah's responsibility was to ensure that the bread was properly prepared and presented according to the divine instructions (1 Chronicles 9:31).

All entries for Mattithiah: מַתִּתְיָה

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• Shallum (father)