Hebrew word study
מָתַיmâthay — properly, extent (of time)
Pronounced “maw-thah'ee”
properly, extent (of time); but used only adverbially (especially with other particle prefixes), when (either relative or interrogative)
Translated in the King James as: long, when.
Appears 43 times in Scripture
Origin: from an unused root meaning to extend;
Read it in context & ask Abram about this wordWhere it appears
Genesis — 1×
Exodus — 3×
Numbers — 1×
1 Samuel — 2×
2 Samuel — 1×
1 Kings — 1×
Nehemiah — 2×
Nehemiah 2:6+ 1 more in Nehemiah
Job — 1×
Psalms — 13×
Proverbs — 4×
Isaiah — 1×
Jeremiah — 7×
Daniel — 2×
Hosea — 1×
Amos — 1×
Habakkuk — 1×
Zechariah — 1×
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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.