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Hebrew wordlink #71232

OSHB Num 17:17 מַטֶּה (maţţeh) Strongs=4294 Lemma=‘מַטֶּה’
contextual word gloss=‘a_rod’ word gloss=‘staff’
Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute

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Other uses (7) of identical word form מַטֶּה (Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘מַטֶּה’ (Morphology=Ncmsa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) has 4 different glosses: ‘O_tribe’, ‘a_rod’, ‘a_staff’, ‘tribe’.

NUM 17:17 contextual word gloss=‘a_rod’ word gloss=‘staff’ OSHB NUM 17:17 word 8

OET-LV: 17  speak to the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_take from_with_them a _rod a _rod for_the_house _of an _ancestor from_with all _of leaders _of_their to_the _house _of their _ancestors _of_of two _plus ten rods each DOM his/its_name you _will _write on rod _of_his. (NUM_17:17)

NUM 17:18 contextual word gloss=‘a_rod’ word gloss=‘staff’ OSHB NUM 17:18 word 9

OET-LV: 18  and_DOM the _name _of ʼAhₐron you _will _write on the _rod _of Lēvī if/because a _rod one is_for_the _head _of the _house _of their _fathers _of_of. (NUM_17:18)

NUM 17:21 contextual word gloss=‘a_rod’ word gloss=‘staffs’ OSHB NUM 17:21 word 10

OET-LV: 21  and_ Mosheh _he/it _spoke to the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_they _gave to_him/it all _of leaders _of_their a _rod for_a _leader one a _rod for_a _leader one to_the _house _of their _ancestors _of_of two _plus ten rods and_the _rod _of ʼAhₐron in _the_middle rods _of_their. (NUM_17:21)

NUM 17:21 contextual word gloss=‘a_rod’ word gloss=‘staff’ OSHB NUM 17:21 word 13

NUM 36:7 contextual word gloss=‘tribe’ word gloss=‘tribe’ OSHB NUM 36:7 word 8

OET-LV: 7 And_not an _inheritance it _will _go _about of_the _people _of of _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) from_tribe to tribe if/because everyone on_the _inheritance _of the _tribe _of his _ancestors _of_of the _people _of they _will _hold of _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel). (NUM_36:7)

OET-RV: 7 That way, land in Yisrael won’t move from tribe to tribe, because it will always stay as part of the inheritance given to that tribe. (NUM 36:7)

ISA 10:15 contextual word gloss=‘a_staff’ word gloss=‘staff’ OSHB ISA 10:15 word 16

OET-LV: 15 Does_it _glorify _itself the_axe above the_one_who_cuts in/on/over_him/it or does _it _magnify _itself the_saw above the_one _of_who_wields _it as_wields a _rod and_DOM those _of_who_lift _it as_lifts a _staff not wood. (ISA_10:15)

OET-RV: 15 Will the axe say its greater than the person who swings it?
⇔ ≈ Will the saw praise itself more than the one who uses it?
⇔ As if a rod could move those who are lifting it up,
⇔ ≈ or a staff could lift up what’s not made from wood. (ISA 10:15)

MIC 6:9 contextual word gloss=‘O_tribe’ word gloss=‘rod’ OSHB MIC 6:9 word 9

OET-LV: 9 the _voice _of YHWH to_city it _calls _out and_success it _will _see your(ms)_name hear Oh _tribe and_whoever he_appointed _it. (MIC_6:9)

OET-RV: ⇔  9 Yahweh is making a proclamation to the city—
⇔ even now wisdom is calling out to you:
⇔ “Pay attention to the rod of punishment,
⇔ and to the one who has put it in place. (MIC 6:9)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘Lemma=‘מַטֶּה’’ have 5 different glosses: ‘O_tribe’, ‘[one_who]_turns_aside’, ‘a_rod’, ‘a_staff’, ‘tribe’.