Matan or Mattan (original Biblical translation: Mattan, modern Israeli translation: Matan, he, מַתָּן, lat, Matthan) is a

Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

name, mostly for males in

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

. It is coming from the word 'gift' and literally means "giving". It is part of the title of the

Jewish holiday Jewish holidays, also known as Jewish festivals or ''Yamim Tovim'' ( he, ימים טובים, , Good Days, or singular , in transliterated Hebrew []), are holidays observed in Judaism and by JewsThis article focuses on practices of mainstre ...

of Shavuot that is also known as "Z'man Mattan Torah" meaning "[the] time f thegiving f the

Torah The Torah (; hbo, ''Tōrā'', "Instruction", "Teaching" or "Law") is the compilation of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, namely the books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. In that sense, Torah means the ...

." A biblical reference for a Mattan as a given name is the story told in Books of Kings about the

Baal Baal (), or Baal,; phn, , baʿl; hbo, , baʿal, ). ( ''baʿal'') was a title and honorific meaning "owner", "lord" in the Northwest Semitic languages spoken in the Levant during antiquity. From its use among people, it came to be applied t ...

priest A priest is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in partic ...

Mattan, killed by the people of the

Kingdom of Judah The Kingdom of Judah ( he, , ''Yəhūdā''; akk, 𒅀𒌑𒁕𒀀𒀀 ''Ya'údâ'' 'ia-ú-da-a-a'' arc, 𐤁𐤉𐤕𐤃𐤅𐤃 ''Bēyt Dāwīḏ'', " House of David") was an Israelite kingdom of the Southern Levant during the Iron Age. C ...

during a revolution. In the

Gospel of Matthew The Gospel of Matthew), or simply Matthew. It is most commonly abbreviated as "Matt." is the first book of the New Testament of the Bible and one of the three synoptic Gospels. It tells how Israel's Messiah, Jesus, comes to his people and form ...

Matthan This list contains persons named in the Bible in the New Testament of minor notability, about whom either nothing or very little is known, aside from any family connections. A Abihud Abihud or Abiud was the son of Zerubbabel according to th ...

is the paternal grandfather of

Joseph Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the mo ...

, father of

Jesus Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label= Hebrew/ Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religiou ...

. King

Zedekiah Zedekiah (), was the 20th and last king of Judah before the destruction of the kingdom by King Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon. His birth name was Mattaniah/Mattanyahu ( he, מַתַּנְיָהוּ, ''Mattanyāhū'', "Gift of God"; el, Μαθ� ...

's birth name was originally Mattanyahu.

People

* Matan Abdi, Somali politician and military commander *

Matan Balestra Matan Balestra ( he, מתן בלסטרה; born June 4, 1992) is a former Israeli footballer that played for Maccabi Netanya and Sektzia Ness Ziona Sektzia Ness Ziona ( he, סקציית כדורגל נס-ציונה, ''Sektziyat Kaduregel Nes T ...

(born 1992), Israeli footballer currently playing for Sektzia Nes Tziona on loan from Maccabi Netanya *

Matan Baltaxa Matan Baltaxa (or Baltaksa, he, מתן בלטקסה; born 20 September 1995) is an Israeli footballer. He currently plays for Austria Wien. Early life Baltaxa was born in Shoham, Israel, to a Jewish family. He served as a soldier in the Israel ...

(born 1995), Israeli footballer currently playing for Hapoel Acre * Matan Barashi (born 1988), Israeli footballer currently playing for Ironi Beit Shemesh * Matan Cohen (born 1982), Israeli musician *

Matan Hodorov Matan Hodorov (in Hebrew: מתן חודורוב; born June 10, 1985) is chief economic commentator and anchorman of "Analyst" Investigative Magazine at Israel's Channel 10 News. Matan was born in 1985 in Tel Aviv. A pianist as a child, he gradua ...

(born 1985), Israeli television commentator *

Matan Hozez Matan Hozez ( he, מתן חוזז; born 12 August 1996) is an Israeli footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Jerusalem. Early life Hozez was born in Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Israel, to a family of Sephardi ...

(born 1996), Israeli footballer currently playing for Bnei Yehuda *

Matan Kahana Matan Kahana ( he, מַתָּן כַּהֲנָא, born 29 July 1972) is an Israeli politician who served as deputy Minister of Religious Services and as a member of Knesset for New Right and Yamina. He was an officer in the IDF with the rank o ...

(born 1972), Israeli politician * Matan Naor (born 1980), Israeli basketball player *

Matan Ohayon Matan Ohayon ( he, מתן אוחיון) is a retired Israeli footballer who has played for Hapoel Ra'anana.Matan Porat Matan Porat ( he, מתן פורת), is an Israeli pianist and composer. He lives in Berlin. Life Porat has a master's degree from the Juilliard School in New York City. He has studied piano under Emanuel Krasovsky,Matan Vilnai Matan Vilnai ( he, מַתָּן וִילְנָאִי; born 20 May 1944) is an Israeli politician and a former major general in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). A former Knesset member and government minister, he was appointed ambassador to Chi ...

(born 1944), Israeli politician and military officer * Matan Zohar (born 1990), British musician {{given name Hebrew unisex given names