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Matana (מתנה) means gift in Hebrew.

It can also mean present. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

מַתָּנָה
matana
noun · feminine
In English

gift, present

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with מ

The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Matana.

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

  1. 1
    מה שמועבר מרשותו של אדם אחד לאחר, ובפרט אם הוא ללא תמורה.
    וְלִבְנֵי הַפִּילַגְשִׁים אֲשֶׁר לְאַבְרָהָם נָתַן אַבְרָהָם מַתָּנֹת וַיְשַׁלְּחֵם מֵעַל יִצְחָק בְּנוֹ בְּעוֹדֶנּוּ חַי קֵדְמָה אֶל-אֶרֶץ קֶדֶם.
  2. 2
    שם מקום במדבר סיני, אחת התחנות במסע בני ישראל.
    בְּאֵר חֲפָרוּהָ שָׂרִים, כָּרוּהָ נְדִיבֵי הָעָם; בִּמְחֹקֵק בְּמִשְׁעֲנֹתָם, וּמִמִּדְבָּר מַתָּנָה. וּמִמַּתָּנָה נַחֲלִיאֵל; וּמִנַּחֲלִיאֵל בָּמוֹת.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Matana is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
מַתָּנָה
Written without vowel points
מתנה
Said
matana
Root
נ־ת־נ
Pattern
מַקְטָלָה
Plural
מַתָּנוֹת
Inflections
מַתְּנַת־ או מַתַּת־; ר' מַתָּנוֹת, מַתְּנוֹת־
Gematria
495

This is how Matana is said in other languages.

English
gift, present
Arabic
هدية
Russian
подарок
French
présent, cadeau, don
Spanish
regalo
German
Geschenk
Yiddish
געשאַנק, מתּנה

These words mean nearly the same as Matana.

A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.

These words mean the opposite of Matana.

These words rhyme with Matana.

The word Matana is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • המתנה שלא מפסיקה לתת
  • מתנת חינם
  • סוס שמקבלים במתנה אין בודקים את שניו
  • שונא מתנות יחיה

A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.

The word Matana comes from the root נ־ת־נ, like these words.

These words come before and after Matana in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Matana.

What does Matana (⁨מתנה⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Matana (⁨מתנה⁩) means gift and present. It is said matana, with the stress on na.

What is a synonym for Matana (⁨מתנה⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Matana (⁨מתנה⁩) are ⁨דורון⁩, ⁨זבד⁩, ⁨מנחה⁩, ⁨מתת⁩, ⁨שי⁩, and ⁨תשורה⁩.

What is the opposite of Matana (⁨מתנה⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Matana (⁨מתנה⁩) are ⁨מקח⁩ and ⁨סחורה⁩.

What rhymes with Matana (⁨מתנה⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Matana (⁨מתנה⁩) include ⁨מדינה⁩, ⁨תכונה⁩, ⁨ספינה⁩, ⁨תמונה⁩, ⁨מכונה⁩, and ⁨הגנה⁩.

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

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