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Mada' (מדע) means science in Hebrew.

It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

מַדָּע
mada'
noun · masculine
In English

science

The stress falls on the part in bold.

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The dictionary gives one meaning for Mada'.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    ידע על־אודות העולם שהושג באמצעות צפייה, ניסוי והסקה שיטתיים, ודרכי מחקר שנועדו לפתח ידע זה.
    וְהַיְלָדִים הָאֵלֶּה אַרְבַּעְתָּם נָתַן לָהֶם הָאֱלֹהִים מַדָּע וְהַשְׂכֵּל בְּכָל-סֵפֶר וְחָכְמָה וְדָנִיֵּאל הֵבִין בְּכָל-חָזוֹן וַחֲלֹמוֹת.

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The word Mada' is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
מַדָּע
Written without vowel points
מדע
Said
mada'
Root
י־ד־ע
Pattern
מַקְטָל
Plural
מַדָּעִים
Inflections
ר' מַדָּעִים; מַדַּע־, ר' מַדְּעֵי־
Gematria
114

This is how Mada' is said in other languages.

English
science
Arabic
علم
Russian
наука
French
science
Spanish
ciencia
German
Wissenschaft

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These words rhyme with Mada'.

The word Mada' is part of these phrases and sayings.

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The word Mada' comes from the root י־ד־ע, like these words.

This is where the word Mada' comes from.

מַנְדַּע, מַנְדְּעָא – דעת (גם כצורת מקור).

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What does Mada' (⁨מדע⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Mada' (⁨מדע⁩) means science. It is said mada', with the stress on da'.

What is a synonym for Mada' (⁨מדע⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Mada' (⁨מדע⁩) are ⁨ידע⁩ and ⁨לימוד⁩.

What rhymes with Mada' (⁨מדע⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Mada' (⁨מדע⁩) include ⁨עבודה⁩, ⁨נקודה⁩, ⁨יחידה⁩, ⁨מדידה⁩, ⁨מידה⁩, and ⁨אגדה⁩.

Is Mada' (⁨מדע⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Mada' (⁨מדע⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨מַדָּעִים⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מדע of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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