Strong's H4294

מַטֶּה

Transliteration

maṭṭeh

Pronunciation

mat-teh'

Definition

a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance), or walking (a staff; figuratively, a support of life, e.g. bread)

KJV usage

rod, staff, tribe.

Derivation

or (feminine) מַטָּה; from H5186 (נָטָה);

From Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890), Hebrew dictionary. Data: Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA.