Mattathias

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name

A male given name from Hebrew — famously held by:
The son of Amos and father of Joseph, six-times-great–grandfather of Jesus.
The son of Semei and father of Mahath, twelve-times-great–grandfather of Jesus.
A Jewish priest featured in the second chapter of 1 Maccabees, instigator of the Maccabean Revolt and progenitor of the Hasmonean dynasty.

/ˌmætəˈθaɪ.əs/

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From the Latin Mattathiās, from the Ancient Greek Μᾰττᾰθῐ́ᾱς (Măttăthĭ́ās), from the Biblical Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (mattiṯyāhū). Doublet of Matthew.

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Armenian: Մատաթիա Old Armenian: Մատաթիա Italian: Mattatia Latin: Mattathiās Polish: Matatiasz Spanish: Matatías

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