מתתיהו

Hebrew

Etymology

Contraction of מַתָּנַת (matanát, “gift of”) +‎ יהוה (YHVH, “God”).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ma.titˈja.hu/
• (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ma.tɪsˈjɔ.hu/
• (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ma.tiθˈjɔ.hu/
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /mat.tiθˈjɔ.hu/
• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /mat.tiθˈjaː.huː/
• (Biblical Hebrew, hypothesized) IPA^(key): /mat.taθˈjaː.huː/

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Proper noun

מַתִּתְיָהוּ • (matityáhu) m

1. a male given name, Matityahu or Matisyahu, equivalent to English Mattathias or Matthew
   1. Mattathias, Matthew (Biblical figure)

Derived terms

• מַתִּי (máti)

Descendants

• Ancient Greek: Μᾰττᾰθῐ́ᾱς (Mattathíās)
  • Latin: Mattathiās
    • English: Mattathias