Matar (מטר) means shower in Hebrew.
It can also mean rain. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
shower, rain
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Matar.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1טיפות מים היורדות מעננים.
וַיַּרְא פַּרְעֹה כִּי-חָדַל הַמָּטָר וְהַבָּרָד וְהַקֹּלֹת וַיֹּסֶף לַחֲטֹא וַיַּכְבֵּד לִבּוֹ הוּא וַעֲבָדָיו
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Matar is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מָטָר
- Written without vowel points
- מטר
- Said
- matar
- Pattern
- קָטָל
- Plural
- מְטָרִים
- Inflections
- ר' מְטָרִים; מְטַר־, ר' מִטְרֵי־
- Gematria
- 249
This is how Matar is said in other languages.
- English
- shower, rain
- Arabic
- مطر
- Russian
- Дождь
- French
- pluie
- Spanish
- lluvia
- German
- regen
These words mean nearly the same as Matar.
- גשם
- ממטרshower
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Matar.
The word Matar is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אותיות של טל ומטר
- מטר סוחף
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These words come before and after Matar in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Matar.
What does Matar (מטר) mean in Hebrew?
Matar (מטר) means shower and rain. It is said matar, with the stress on tar.
What is a synonym for Matar (מטר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Matar (מטר) are גשם and ממטר.
What rhymes with Matar (מטר)?
Words that rhyme with Matar (מטר) include דבר, בשר, מספר, איבר, ישר, and זכר.
Is Matar (מטר) masculine or feminine?
The word Matar (מטר) is a masculine noun, and its plural is מְטָרִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מטר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.