mat.mon denotes valued goods, often portrayed as stored, hidden, given, or diligently sought.

The occurrences portray valued goods in concrete stores or possessions and in comparisons involving what is hidden or diligently sought: goods are found in sacks, associated with darkness or a field, and used as the object of digging or searching.

1. Valued goods, stored or sought · dominant

   The singular absolute form occurs with goods given in sacks in Genesis 43:23. Plural forms refer to goods associated with darkness in Isaiah 45:3, stores hidden in a field in Jeremiah 41:8, objects dug for in Job 3:21, and the comparison point for searching in Proverbs 2:4.

   Genesis 43:23Isaiah 45:3Jeremiah 41:8Job 3:21Proverbs 2:4

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with “treasure” in Genesis 43:23 and “treasures” in Isaiah 45:3, Job 3:21, and Proverbs 2:4; Jeremiah 41:8 speaks of “stores” hidden in a field. This variation reflects the clauses rather than fixed English equivalents.