Lexical Summary matate: broom, besom Original Word: מַטְאֲטֵאTransliteration: matate Phonetic Spelling: (mat-at-ay') Part of Speech: Noun Masculine Short Definition: broom, besom Meaning: broom, besom Strong's Concordance besom Apparently a denominative from tiyt; a broom (as removing dirt (compare Engl. "to dust", i.e. Remove dust)) -- besom. see HEBREW tiyt Brown-Driver-Briggs H4292. matate מַטְאֲטֵא noun [masculine] broom, besom, only Isaiah 14:23, see foregoing. |