mat.tan.yah is a personal name borne by several men in genealogies, service lists, and a royal appointment.

The term functions as a personal name across lists of families and personnel, genealogical notices, and named individuals with duties; one bearer is appointed to reign in place of Jehoiachin in 2 Kings 24:17.

1. Personal name in records and narratives · dominant

   The form is consistently tagged Noun · Proper. In 1 Chronicles 25:16 the APB renders a numbered musical-family assignment for “Mattaniah”; in Nehemiah 11:17 it identifies a man who led thanksgiving in prayer, while 2 Kings 24:17 names the man appointed by the king of Babylon to reign in Jehoiachin’s place.

   1 Chronicles 25:161 Chronicles 9:152 Chronicles 20:142 Kings 24:17Nehemiah 11:17Nehemiah 13:13

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB presents the term as “Mattaniah” within names, genealogies, personnel lists, and narrative identification. These English forms confirm the named-person function rather than supply a lexical definition.