Strong's Number H4294

מַטֶּה

matteh · mat-teh'

Transliteration:

matteh{mat-teh'}or (fem.) mattah{mat-taw'}

Word Origin:

from 5186

TWOT:

1352b

Part of Speech:

noun masculine

Strong's 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, e.g. bread)

Usage in the KJV:

tribe 182, rod 50, staff 15, staves 1, tribe 4294

Total: 251
Occurs 252 times in the Hebrew text.

Definition:

staff, branch, tribe
1. staff, rod, shaft
2. branch (of vine)
3. tribe
  1. company led by chief with staff (originally)