מַטֶּה

From LSJ

Εὐχῆς δικαίας οὐκ ἀνήκοος θεός → Numquam deus surdescit ad iustas preces → Der angemessnen Bitte öffnet Gott sein Ohr

Menander, Monostichoi, 146

English (Strong)

or (feminine) mattah; from נָטָה; a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance), or walking (a staff; figuratively, a support of life, e.g. bread): rod, staff, tribe.