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Words of the Parashah - Mattot

Hebrew Word of the Week

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Mattot

The Hebrew word of the week is mattot ("tribes"), the plural form of the Hebrew word for a staff (matteh). The word appears in Parashat Mattot, in Numbers 30:2:

Numbers 30:1a Hebrew Analysis Mattot

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The word mattot derives from the root natah, a verb which means to stretch out or to extend, as Moses stretched forth his hand with the staff of God.

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Scripture Passages:

Exodus 4:20b (BHS)

And Moses took the staff of God in his hand. (Exo 4:20b)

Psalm 110:2 (BHS)

The LORD sends forth from Zion your mighty scepter.
Rule in the midst of your enemies! (Psalm 110:2)

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