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/

Proper noun

מַתִּתְיָהוּ • (matityáhu) m

A male given name, transliterated as Matityahu or Matisyahu and equivalent to English Mattathias or Matthew
1. Mattathias, Matthew (Biblical figure)

Derived terms

מַתִּי‎ (máti)

Descendants

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

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