Strong’s H4982 · Hebrew
מַתְּנַי
Mattᵉnay
mat-ten-ah'ee
Definition
Mattenai, the name of three Israelites
Etymology
from H4976 (מַתָּן); liberal;
Where the KJV renders it
- Mattenai
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