Maate (מעטה) means coating in Hebrew.
It can also mean rigging and rig. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
coating, rigging, rig
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Maate.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כסות, מלבוש, כיסוי, מעטפת.
- 2ימאותכלל החבלים, התרנים והמפרשים של סירה או אוניית מפרשים.
- 3ימאותצורת הסידור של התרנים והמפרשים בסירה או אוניית מפרשים ואחד ממאפייניה העיקריים. המערך מתייחס למספר התרנים, לסוגי המפרשים השונים ולסידורם.
The word Maate is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מַעֲטֶה
- Written without vowel points
- מעטה
- Said
- maate
- Plural
- מַעֲטִים
- Inflections
- ר' מַעֲטִים; מַעֲטֵה־, ר' מַעֲטֵי־
- Gematria
- 124
This is how Maate is said in other languages.
- English
- coating, rigging, rig
- French
- grément
- German
- Takelage, Takelwerk, Takelung
These words mean nearly the same as Maate.
These words rhyme with Maate.
The word Maate is part of these phrases and sayings.
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These words come before and after Maate in the dictionary.
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What does Maate (מעטה) mean in Hebrew?
Maate (מעטה) means coating, rigging, and rig. It is said maate, with the stress on te.
What is a synonym for Maate (מעטה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Maate (מעטה) are מערך המעטה, דוק, and מצע.
What rhymes with Maate (מעטה)?
Words that rhyme with Maate (מעטה) include מטה, שוטה, משתה, תה, מטאטא, and בוטה.
Is Maate (מעטה) masculine or feminine?
The word Maate (מעטה) is a masculine noun, and its plural is מַעֲטִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מעטה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.