Maṭṭâh — H4295

H4295 · Hebrew — מטה

Pronunciation: mat'-taw

Definition

adverb

downward, below or beneath; often adverbially with or without prefixes

  1. downwards, below
    1. downwards
    2. under (of age)
    3. beneath

Usually translated as

beneath, downward, very low, underneath, down, less, under

Origin

from H5786 with directive enclitic appended

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Maṭṭâh occurs 19 times in 18 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (6), Deuteronomy (2), 2 Kings (1), 1 Chronicles (1), 2 Chronicles (1), Ezra (1), Proverbs (1), Ecclesiastes (1), Isaiah (1), Jeremiah (1), Ezekiel (2)

Strong's Lexicon — M