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