Hebrew - English Dictionary
H4294 - Tribe
| Strong's No.: | H4294 | 
| Hebrew: | מַטֶּה | 
| Transliteration: | maṭṭeh | 
| Phonetic: | mat-teh' | 
| Word Origin: | From H5186 | 
| Bible Usage: | {rod} {staff} tribe. | 
| Part of Speech: | Noun Masculine | 
| Strongs 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} for example bread) | 
| Brown Driver Biggs Definition: | 1. staff, branch, tribe a. staff, rod, shaft b. branch (of vine) c. tribe 1. company led by chief with staff (originally) | 
| Bible References: Tribe | |
| Translation Occurrences: | 
                                            rod ( 41 )
                                         
                                            rods ( 8 )
                                         
                                            staff ( 15 )
                                         
                                            staves ( 1 )
                                         
                                            thousand ( 1 )
                                         
                                            tribe ( 116 )
                                         
                                            tribes ( 20 )
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                    Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
            by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
