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Matthan
same as Mattan
Ματθάν Matthan
Matthan (Greek: Ματθάν, Matthan) is a biblical name; its Greek etymology is not securely established. It appears once, at Matthew 1:15. In 2025 it was given to 6 children in the United States. Use is rising. Appears in the same passages as Abihud.
The bearer in scripture
One person in scripture bears this name.
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Matthan
son of Eleazar
Scripture against society
The two measures, side by side
At a glance
- Verses
- 1 across 1 book
- Bearers
- 1 one person only
- Testament
- New
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- Gospels
- Hapax
- Yes occurs exactly once
Using it today
Based on 2025 births across the United States.
| Measure | Value | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Given in 2025 | 6 | Rising |
| All-time total | 311 | Since records begin in 1880 |
| Peak | 14 in 2011 | Its highest year on record |
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | Matthew 1:15 |
Names connected to this one
- Eleazar co-occurrence Appears with Eleazar in Matthew 1.
- Eliud co-occurrence Appears with Eliud in Matthew 1.
- Jacob co-occurrence Appears with Jacob in Matthew 1.
- Abihud co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Abihud.
- Abiud co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Abiud.
- Achim co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Achim.
- Zadok co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Zadok.
- Eliakim co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Eliakim.
Origin & meaning
Μαθθάν (Rec. Ματθ-, see: Μαθθαῖος), ὁ indecl. (Heb. מַתָּן),
Matthan: Mat.1:15.†
(AS)
This is one of the ancestors of Joseph, the husband of Mary, the mother of Jesus.
The biblical story
Matthan is mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus Christ, as recorded in the Gospel of Matthew. He was the son of Eleazar and an ancestor or father of Jacob, who was the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, the mother of Jesus (Mat.1.15). His son and a few generations after him are anonymous placeholders unnamed missing individuals that are necessray to increase the number of generations in Jesus' genealogy as recorded in Matthew to become the same as the number of generations in Luke. Matthew is known to deliberately miss out some individuals (kings Ahaziah, Joash and Amaziah) so it is likely he also missed out others, in order to create three sets of 14 generations (Mat.1.17).
Key verses
Matthan appears in 1 verse. Here are some of the most notable:
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And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob;
Matthew 1:15
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Matthew (1)
- Matthew 1:15