Mattenai (ISBE)

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mat - ḗ - nā´ı̄ , mat´ḗ - nı̄ ( מתּני , mattenay , "liberal"): (1) (2) Two who married foreign wives, one a son of Hashum (Ezra 10:33; in 1 Esdras 9:33 "Altanneus"); the other a son of Bani (Ezra 10:37 ). (3) A priest in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua (Nehemiah 12:19 ), representing the house of Joiarib.