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 living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.8.4

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 • Returned leader • Levite who assisted Ezra in reading the Law.

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Mattithiah, a Levite, assisted Ezra in reading the Law to the people (Neh.8.4).

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.8.4;
• only referred to as Mattithiah מַתִּתְיָה.

Mattithiah was a Levite who lived during the time of Ezra and Nehemiah, after the Babylonian exile. When Ezra read the Book of the Law to the people in Jerusalem, Mattithiah was one of the Levites who stood beside him on the platform (Nehemiah 8:4). The Levites were responsible for helping the people understand the Law as it was being read. This event marked a significant moment in the spiritual reformation of the Israelites, as they recommitted themselves to follow God's commandments and covenant.

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