Ma'ot (מעוט) means catapult in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
catapult
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Ma'ot.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1תעופהמתקן המסייע למטוס להמריא מעל סִפון אניה.
The word Ma'ot is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מָעוֹט
- Written without vowel points
- מעוט
- Said
- ma'ot
- Root
- ע־ו־ט
- Pattern
- מִקְטָל
- Plural
- מְעוֹטִים
- Inflections
- ר' מְעוֹטִים
- Gematria
- 125
This is how Ma'ot is said in other languages.
- English
- catapult
These words mean nearly the same as Ma'ot.
- קטפולטה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Ma'ot.
The word Ma'ot comes from the root ע־ו־ט, like these words.
These words come before and after Ma'ot in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ma'ot.
What does Ma'ot (מעוט) mean in Hebrew?
Ma'ot (מעוט) means catapult. It is said ma'ot, with the stress on ot.
What is a synonym for Ma'ot (מעוט)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Ma'ot (מעוט) are קטפולטה.
What rhymes with Ma'ot (מעוט)?
Words that rhyme with Ma'ot (מעוט) include אות, מוט, משוט, שבועות, עבות, and אחות.
Is Ma'ot (מעוט) masculine or feminine?
The word Ma'ot (מעוט) is a masculine noun, and its plural is מְעוֹטִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מעוט of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.