Matan (given name)
Matan or Mattan is a Hebrew name, mostly for males, coming from the word 'gift' and literally means "giving". It is part of the title of the Jewish holiday of Shavuot that is also known as "Z'man Mattan Torah" meaning the "time giving Torah."
A biblical reference for a Mattan as a given name is the story told in Books of Kings about the Baal priest Mattan, killed by the people of the Kingdom of Judah during a revolution.
In the Gospel of Matthew, Matthan is the paternal grandfather of Joseph, father of Jesus.
King Zedekiah's birth name was originally Mattanyahu. Written by shaan Rafi from Martand Anantnag kmrPeople
- Matan Balestra, Israeli footballer currently playing for Sektzia Nes Tziona on loan from Maccabi Netanya
- Matan Baltaxa, Israeli footballer currently playing for Hapoel Acre
- Matan Barashi, Israeli footballer currently playing for Ironi Beit Shemesh
- Matan Cohen, Israeli musician
- Matan Hodorov, Israeli television commentator
- Matan Hozez, Israeli footballer currently playing for Bnei Yehuda
- Matan Naor, Israeli basketball player
- Matan Ohayon, Israeli footballer currently playing for Israeli club Hapoel Be'er Sheva
- Matan Porat, Israeli pianist and composer
- Matan Vilnai, Israeli politician and military officer
- Matan Zohar, British musician
