Mattan
Mattan or Matan ( Hebrew מתן) is a Hebrew name. It means "gift" or "gift" and is taken from the Book of Proverbs (18.16 EU ): "Gifts create space for the giver and guide him before the great." ( Hebrew מתן אדם ירחיב לו ולפני גדלים ינחנו׃; Matan adam jarchik lo we-lifnei gedolim janchenu)
Name bearer
- Matan Vilnai , Israeli politician
- Matan Zohar , British DJ and music producer
- Mattan I , King of Tire (829–820 BC)
- Mattan II , King of Tire (730–729 BC)
- Mattan (also Matthan in older Bible editions), grandfather of Joseph of Nazareth in the family tree of Jesus according to Matthew 1:15
- Mattan, father of Shephatiah (Jeremiah 38: 1)
- Mattan, priest of the Canaanite Baal religion murdered under Jehoiada ( 2 Chronicles 23, 17 and 2 Kings 11:18 )