Another theory is that it is based on a prophecy at , which states "there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:" — the Hebrew for branch is "נצר (netzer)". The priestly clan of the "netzerites" possibly settled in the place which became known as Netzereth/ Nazareth. Bargil Pixner in his work "With Jesus Through Galilee" says that the title Nazarene, given to Jesus, alludes not so much to his town of origin as to his royal descent. While this piece of wordplay is meaningless when translated into Greek, Hebrew wordplay is not unknown in Matthew, underlining the opinion that some parts of this gospel were originally written in Hebrew.