Masreka
MAS'REKA (vineyard of noble vines), a place apparently in Idumaea, and seat of an early king of Edom. Gen 36:36; 1 Chr 1:47.
Masrekah
Vineyard of noble vines, a place in Idumea, the native place of Samlah, one of the Edomitish kings (Gen. 36:36; 1 Chr. 1:47).
Massa
A lifting up, gift, one of the sons of Ishmael, the founder of an Arabian tribe (Gen. 25:14); a nomad tribe inhabiting the Arabian desert toward Babylonia.
Massah
Trial, temptation, a name given to the place where the Israelites, by their murmuring for want of water, provoked Jehovah to anger against them. It is also called Meribah (Ex. 17:7; Deut. 6:16; Ps. 9…
Massrekah
(vineyard of noble vines), an ancient place, the native spot of Samiah, one of the old king of the Edomites. (Genesis 36:36; 1 Chronicles 1:47)
Master
MAS'TER is in our translation often the rendering of a Greek word meaning "teacher," Luke 6:40; John 3:10; hence its frequent application to our Lord. Matt 22:16, Jud 6:24, Eze 23:36, etc.
Mather-shalal-hashbaz
MATHER-SHAL'AL-HASH'BAZ (hasting to the spoil, he speeds to the prey), the symbolical name given to the son of Isaiah to indicate the capture and plunder of Damascus and Samaria by the king of Assyri…
Mathusala,
MATHU'SALA, the Greek form of Methuselah. Luke 3:37.
Matithiah
(gift of God).
Matred
(pushing forward) daughter of Mezahab and mother of Mehetabel, who was wife of Hadar or Hadad of Pau, king of Edom. (Genesis 36:39; 1 Chronicles 1:50)
Matri
(rain of Jehovah), a family of the tribe of Benjamin, to which Saul the King of Israel belonged. (1 Samuel 10:21)
Mattaiviah
MATTAIVI'AH (gift of Jehovah). The original name of the son of Josiah who was made king by Nebuchadnezzar, 2 Kgs 24:17, and whose name was changed to Zedekiah, which see. A Levite singer of the sons …
Mattan
Gift. (1.) A priest of Baal, slain before his altar during the reformation under Jehoiada (2 Kings 11:18). (2.) The son of Eleazar, and father of Jacob, who was the father of Joseph, the husband of t…
Mattanah
A gift, a station of the Israelites (Num. 21:18, 19) between the desert and the borders of Moab, in the Wady Waleh.
Mattaniah
Gift of Jehovah. (1.) A Levite, son of Heman, the chief of the ninth class of temple singers (1 Chr. 25:4, 16). (2.) A Levite who assisted in purifying the temple at the reformation under Hezekiah (2…
Mattatha
MAT'TATHA (gift of Jehovah), a son of Nathan, and grandson of David in the genealogv of Jesus. Luke 3:31.
Mattathah
(gift of Jehovah), probably a contraction of Mattathiah.
Mattathias.
MATTATHI'AS. Two persons in the genealogy of Jesus. Luke 3:25-26. The head of the Maccabaean family. See Maccabees.
Mattenai
(gift of Jehovah), a contraction of Mattaniah.
Matthal
gift; he that gives
Matthan,
MAT'THAN, a person in the genealogy of Christ. Matt 1:15.
Matthanias
same as Mattaniah
Matthat
Gift of God. (1.) The son of Levi, and father of Heli (Luke 3:24). (2.) Son of another Levi (Luke 3:29).
Matthew,
MAT'THEW, derived from the same word as MATTHI'AS, Acts 1:23, Acts 11:26 (gift of God), apostle, and author of the first canonical Gospel. His original name was Levi, Mark 2:14; Luke 5:27, 1 Chr 2:29…
Matthew, Gospel According To
The author of this book was beyond a doubt the Matthew, an apostle of our Lord, whose name it bears. He wrote the Gospel of Christ according to his own plans and aims, and from his own point of view,…
Matthias
Gift of God. Acts 1:23.
Mattithiah
Gift of Jehovah. (1.) One of the sons of Jeduthun (1 Chr. 25:3, 21). (2.) The eldest son of Shallum, of the family of Korah (1 Chr. 9:31). (3.) One who stood by Ezra while reading the law (Neh. 8:4).…
Mattock,
MAT'TOCK, an agricultural implement for loosening the ground; a pick-axe; a hoe. Isa 7:25. See Agriculture.
Maul,
MAUL, a mace, club, or hammer, much used in Oriental warfare, and used with frightful effect. Prov 25:18.
Mauzzim
(fortresses). The marginal note to the Authorized Version of (Daniel 11:38) “the god of forces,” gives as the equivalent of the last word “Mauzzim, or gods protectors, or munitions.” There can be lit…