4291. meta or metah

Lexicon

meta or metah: Death

Original Word: מְטָא
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: mta'
Pronunciation: meh-tah
Phonetic Spelling: (met-aw')
Definition: Death
Meaning: to arrive, extend, happen

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

come, reach

(Aramaic) or mtah (Aramaic) {met-aw'}; apparently corresponding to matsa' in the intransitive sense of being found present; to arrive, extend or happen -- come, reach.

see HEBREW matsa'

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
(Aramaic) appar. corresponding to matsa
Definition
to reach, attain
NASB Translation
arrived (1), came (1), come (1), happened (1), reached (4).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

מְטָא, מְטָה verb reach, attain (Targam id., Syriac , compare Christian-Palestinian Aramaic Schulth^{Lex. 108}; Ethiopic Arabic (for ) Nö^{ZMG xl (1886), 736}; distinct from Biblical Hebrew מָצָא, etc., q. v.); —

Pe`al Perfect3masculine singular מְטָא Daniel 4:25, ָ  ה Daniel 7:13,22; 3feminine singular מְטַת Daniel 4:19, מְטָת Daniel 4:21 Qr (Kt, erroneous, מטית K^{§ 47, Beisp. 1}) a)); 3 masculine plural מְטוֺ Daniel 6:25; Imperfect3masculine singular יִמְטֵא Daniel 4:8; Daniel 4:17; —

1. a. reach, come to Daniel 6:25 (ל location); come unto, as far as Daniel 7:13 (עַד person); absolute arrive Daniel 7:22 (of time; ᵐ5 ἐδόθη; see Nes^{MM 41} who compare Arabic IV. give).

b. reach, extend, ל location Daniel 4:8; Daniel 4:17; Daniel 4:19.

2 with עַל person come upon, befall Daniel 4:21; Daniel 4:25.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Aramaic

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G1448 (ἐγγίζω, engizō): To come near, approach
• G3918 (παραγίνομαι, paraginomai): To come, arrive, be present
• G5348 (φθάνω, phthanō): To come before, anticipate, reach

These Greek entries share similar semantic fields with מְטָא, emphasizing arrival, presence, and the occurrence of events, thus providing a comprehensive understanding of the concept across both Hebrew and Greek biblical texts.

Usage: This Aramaic verb is used in the context of reaching a destination, extending to a point, or an event occurring. It is found in the Aramaic portions of the Old Testament, particularly in the books of Daniel and Ezra.

Context: The Aramaic verb מְטָא (meṭā') is primarily used in the context of reaching or arriving at a particular place or point in time. It conveys the idea of movement towards a destination or the occurrence of an event. In the Aramaic sections of the Old Testament, such as Daniel and Ezra, this verb is used to describe both physical arrival and the unfolding of events. For example, in Daniel 4:22 (BSB), the term is used to describe the extent of Nebuchadnezzar's dominion: "Your greatness has grown and reaches to the heavens, and your dominion to the ends of the earth." Here, מְטָא illustrates the concept of extending influence or power. The verb is also employed in narrative contexts to indicate the happening of significant events, underscoring its versatility in describing both spatial and temporal occurrences.

Forms and Transliterations

וּמְטָ֣ת ומטת יִמְטֵ֣א ימטא מְּטָ֔א מְט֞וֹ מְטָ֔ה מְטָ֖ת מטא מטה מטו מטת mə·ṭā mə·ṭāh mə·ṭāṯ mə·ṭōw meTa məṭā meTah məṭāh meTat məṭāṯ meTo məṭōw ū·mə·ṭāṯ umeTat ūməṭāṯ yim·ṭê yimTe yimṭê

Englishman's Concordance

Daniel 4:11
HEB: וּתְקִ֑ף וְרוּמֵהּ֙ יִמְטֵ֣א לִשְׁמַיָּ֔א וַחֲזוֹתֵ֖הּ
NAS: And its height reached to the sky,
KJV: and the height thereof reached unto heaven,
INT: and became height reached to the sky and it visible

Daniel 4:20
HEB: וּתְקִ֑ף וְרוּמֵהּ֙ יִמְטֵ֣א לִשְׁמַיָּ֔א וַחֲזוֹתֵ֖הּ
NAS: whose height reached to the sky
KJV: whose height reached unto the heaven,
INT: and grew height reached to the sky was visible

Daniel 4:22
HEB: וּרְבוּתָ֤ךְ רְבָת֙ וּמְטָ֣ת לִשְׁמַיָּ֔א וְשָׁלְטָנָ֖ךְ
NAS: has become great and reached to the sky
KJV: is grown, and reacheth unto heaven,
INT: and your majesty great and reached to the sky and your dominion

Daniel 4:24
HEB: הִ֔יא דִּ֥י מְטָ֖ת עַל־ [מַרְאִי
NAS: which has come upon my lord
KJV: of the most High, which is come upon
INT: and this which has come upon lord

Daniel 4:28
HEB: כֹּ֣לָּא מְּטָ֔א עַל־ נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֖ר
NAS: All [this] happened to Nebuchadnezzar
KJV: All this came upon the king
INT: All happened upon to Nebuchadnezzar

Daniel 6:24
HEB: וּנְשֵׁיה֑וֹן וְלָֽא־ מְט֞וֹ לְאַרְעִ֣ית גֻּבָּ֗א
NAS: den; and they had not reached the bottom
KJV: or ever they came at the bottom
INT: and their wives ever reached the bottom of the den

Daniel 7:13
HEB: עַתִּ֤יק יֽוֹמַיָּא֙ מְטָ֔ה וּקְדָמ֖וֹהִי הַקְרְבֽוּהִי׃
NAS: was coming, And He came up to the Ancient
KJV: of heaven, and came to
INT: to the Ancient of Days came before was presented

Daniel 7:22
HEB: עֶלְיוֹנִ֑ין וְזִמְנָ֣א מְטָ֔ה וּמַלְכוּתָ֖א הֶחֱסִ֥נוּ
NAS: and the time arrived when the saints
KJV: and the time came that the saints
INT: of the Highest and the time arrived of the kingdom took

8 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4291
8 Occurrences

mə·ṭā — 1 Occ.
mə·ṭāh — 2 Occ.
mə·ṭāṯ — 1 Occ.
mə·ṭōw — 1 Occ.
ū·mə·ṭāṯ — 1 Occ.
yim·ṭê — 2 Occ.