Where does “Μᾰττᾰθῐ́ᾱς” come from?
Μᾰττᾰθῐ́ᾱς (Ancient Greek) comes from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ, from Hebrew יהוה, from Proto-Semitic *haway- — to be, to become, to fall, to happen.
Μᾰττᾰθῐ́ᾱς (Ancient Greek): Mattathias
Definitions
- Mattathias
Ancestry of “Μᾰττᾰθῐ́ᾱς”, step by step
Μᾰττᾰθῐ́ᾱς traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | מַתִּתְיָהוּ | — |
| 2 | Hebrew | יהוה | YHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah; God; Yahweh |
| 3 | Proto-Semitic | *haway- | to be, to become, to fall, to happen |
via Biblical Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biblical Hebrew | מַתִּתְיָהוּ | — |