Makhteva (מכתבה) means desk in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
מַכְתֵּבָה
makhteva
noun · feminine
In English
desk
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Makhteva.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שולחן כתיבה.
The word Makhteva is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מַכְתֵּבָה
- Written without vowel points
- מכתבה
- Said
- makhteva
- Root
- כ־ת־ב
- Pattern
- מַקְטֵלָה
- Plural
- מַכְתֵּבוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' מַכְתֵּבוֹת
- Gematria
- 467
This is how Makhteva is said in other languages.
- English
- desk
- Arabic
- مكتب
- Russian
- бюро
- French
- bureau
- Spanish
- escritorio
- German
- Schreibtisch
These words rhyme with Makhteva.
The word Makhteva comes from the root כ־ת־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Makhteva in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Makhteva.
What does Makhteva (מכתבה) mean in Hebrew?
Makhteva (מכתבה) means desk. It is said makhteva, with the stress on va.
What rhymes with Makhteva (מכתבה)?
Words that rhyme with Makhteva (מכתבה) include צבא, סביבה, מחשבה, כתיבה, תגובה, and אהבה.
Is Makhteva (מכתבה) masculine or feminine?
The word Makhteva (מכתבה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is מַכְתֵּבוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מכתבה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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