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Hebrew wordlink #71325

OSHB Num 17:21 מַטּוֹת (maţţōt) Strongs=4294 Lemma=‘מַטֶּה’
contextual word gloss=‘rods’ word gloss=‘staffs’
Morphology=Ncmpa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=plural State=absolute

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Other uses (3) of identical word form מַטּוֹת (Morphology=Ncmpa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=plural State=absolute) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘מַטּוֹת’ (Morphology=Ncmpa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=plural State=absolute) has 3 different glosses: ‘arrows’, ‘rods’, ‘tribes’.

NUM 17:17 contextual word gloss=‘rods’ word gloss=‘staffs’ OSHB NUM 17:17 word 18

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)

JOS 14:4 contextual word gloss=‘tribes’ word gloss=‘tribes’ OSHB JOS 14:4 word 6

OET-LV: 4 If/because the _descendants _of they _were of _Yōşēf/(Joseph) two _of tribes Mənashsheh and_ʼEfrayim and_not people _gave a _portion to_Lēviyyiy on _the_earth if/because (if) cities to_dwell _in and_their _pasture _of_lands for_their _of_livestock and_for_their _of_property. (JOS_14:4)

OET-RV: 4 instead of land they were given cities to live in, along with the surrounding fields for their livestock. Yosef’s two sons Menashsheh and Efrayim were considered as two tribes.) (JOS 14:4)

HAB 3:9 contextual word gloss=‘arrows’ word gloss=‘arrows’ OSHB HAB 3:9 word 5

OET-LV: 9 Bareness bow _of_your it _is _made _bare oaths arrows a _message Şelāh rivers you _split _open the_earth. (HAB_3:9)

OET-RV: 9 You got your bow out ready to use.
⇔ Each arrow was a promise you’d made. (Instrumental break.)
⇔ You split the earth open with rivers. (HAB 3:9)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘Lemma=‘מַטֶּה’’ have 6 different glosses: ‘arrows’, ‘branches_of’, ‘of_the_tribes_of’, ‘rods’, ‘the_tribes_of’, ‘tribes’.

Hebrew words (5) other than מַטּוֹת (Morphology=Ncmpa PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=plural State=absolute) with a gloss related to ‘rods’

NUM 17:21 מַטּוֹתָם (maţţōtām) Lemmas=‘מַטֶּה’, ‘הוּא’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘rods_of, their’ morpheme glosses=‘tribes_of, their’ OSHB NUM 17:21 word 24

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 17:22 הַמַּטֹּת (hammaţţot) Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘מַטֶּה’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘the, rods’ morpheme glosses=‘the, staffs’ OSHB NUM 17:22 word 4

OET-LV: 22  and_ Mosheh _he _deposited DOM the_rods to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before YHWH in_the _tent _of the _transcript. (NUM_17:22)

NUM 17:24 הַמַּטֹּת (hammaţţot) Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘מַטֶּה’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘the, rods’ morpheme glosses=‘the, staffs’ OSHB NUM 17:24 word 5

OET-LV: 24  and_ Mosheh _he _brought _out DOM all _of the_rods from_to/for_face/front/presence YHWH to all _of the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_they _saw and_they _took each _one rod _of_his. (NUM_17:24)

EST 1:6 גְּלִילֵי (gəlīlēy) Lemma=‘גָּלִיל’ contextual word gloss=‘rods_of’ word gloss=‘rings_of’ OSHB EST 1:6 word 9

OET-LV: 6 White _cloth cotton and_violet _material was_held with_cords _of fine _linen and_purple on rods _of silver and_pillars _of marble couches _of gold and_silver were_on a _pavement _of porphyry and_marble and_mother-of-pearl and_paving _stone. (EST_1:6)

OET-RV: 6 There were white and blue curtains hanging from white and purple cords attached to silver rings on marble pillars. The guests reclined on gold and silver couches set on a mosaic floor that was made of red and white marble, and mother-of-pearl and other expensive stones. (EST 1:6)

SNG 5:14 גְּלִילֵי (gəlīlēy) Lemma=‘גָּלִיל’ contextual word gloss=‘[are]_rods_of’ word gloss=‘rods_of’ OSHB SNG 5:14 word 2

OET-LV: 14 Hands _of_his are_rods _of gold filled with_chrysolite parts _of_his _lower are_a _plate _of ivory covered sapphires. (SNG_5:14)

OET-RV: 14 His arms are rods of gold mounted with topaz stones.
⇔ ≈ His belly is a plate of ivory covered with sapphires. (SNG 5:14)