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Matthew Matthew may refer to: * Matthew (given name) * Matthew (surname) * ''Matthew'' (ship), the replica of the ship sailed by John Cabot in 1497 * ''Matthew'' (album), a 2000 album by rapper Kool Keith * Matthew (elm cultivar), a cultivar of the Ch ...

, Matthias, and Mattathias. Mattithyahu is a variation. Mattityahu may refer to:

People

* Mattathias (died 165 BCE), Jewish priest also known as Mattityahu *

Mattityahu Peled Mattityahu "Matti" Peled ( he, מתתיהו "מתי" פלד, born Mattityahu Ifland on 20 July 1923, died 10 March 1995) was a well-known Israeli public figure who was at various periods of his life a professional military man who reached the ran ...

(1923–1995), Israeli public figure * Mattityahu Strashun (1817–1885), rabbi and scholar *

Matisyahu Matthew Paul Miller (born June 30, 1979), known by his stage name Matisyahu (; ), is an American reggae singer, rapper, beatboxer, and alternative rock musician. Known for blending spiritual themes with reggae, rock and hip hop beatboxing soun ...

(born 1979), reggae musician *

Matisyahu Salomon Rav Matisyahu Chaim Salomon is a rabbi and public speaker. He serves as the mashgiach ruchani of the Beth Medrash Govoha Yeshiva in Lakewood, New Jersey, United States. He is a lecturer on topics relating to Jewish religious growth and communal is ...

, rabbi and public speaker

Other uses

Matityahu, Mateh Binyamin Matityahu ( he, מַתִּתְיָהוּ) is an Israeli settlement organized as a community settlement (Israel), community settlement in the West Bank. Located approximately midway between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, near the settlement of Modi'in I ...

, an Israeli settlement in the West Bank {{hndis