Hebrew word study
מָתַי H4970
- Transliteration
- mâthay
- Pronunciation
- maw-thah'ee
- KJV glosses
- long, when.
Lexical summary
properly, extent (of time)
but used only adverbially (especially with other particle prefixes), when (either relative or interrogative)
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
properly, extent (of time)
but used only adverbially (especially with other particle prefixes), when (either relative or interrogative)
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information