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Proverbs 21:14
“A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
מַתָּןmattân · mat-tawn'
H4976 · Hebrew
H4976 · Hebrew
- Definition
- a present
- Derivation
- from H5414 (נָתַן);
- KJV renderings
- gift, to give, reward.
- Grammar
- מַתָּ֣ן — common noun, masculine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 5 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 34:12Numbers 18:11Proverbs 18:16Proverbs 19:6
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read מַתָּן here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.