How to Pronounce Mattan
MAT-uhn
Mattan is pronounced MAT-uhn (ˈmætən): two syllables, stress on the first.
What does Mattan mean?
Mattan means “Mattana, Mattenai, gifts; rains”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Who was Mattan?
Mattan was the priest of Baal who was slain before the altars when the people of the land tore down the house of Baal after Jehoiada's covenant restored the worship of the LORD (2 Kings 11:18, 2 Chronicles 23:17). The name Mattan also belongs to the father of Shephatiah, one of the officials who heard Jeremiah's words to the people (Jeremiah 38:1).
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