(Heb. Mithni',
îַúְðַé
, patronymic or gentile apparently from
îֶúֶï
, Me'then, firmness; Sept.
Ìáèèáíß
v.r.
Âáéèáíß
, Vulg. Mathanites, as if from
îִúָּï
, Mat'tan), an epithet of Joshaphat, one of David's body-guard (1Ch_11:43); either from his ancestor or native place, of neither of which, however, is there any other mention, or further means of determination.