Strong’s H4302 · Hebrew
מַטָּע
maṭṭâʻ
mat-taw'
Definition
something planted, i.e. the place (a garden or vineyard), or the thing (a plant, figuratively or men); by implication, the act, planting
Etymology
from H5193 (נָטַע);
Where the KJV renders it
- plant(-ation
- -ing)
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