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Matara (מטרה) means target in Hebrew.

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

מַטָּרָה
matara
noun · feminine
In English

target, goal

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with מ

The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Matara.

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

  1. 1
    מושא הירייה, מה שרוצים לפגוע בו או לקלוע אליו.
    וַאֲנִי, שְׁלֹשֶׁת הַחִצִּים צִדָּה אוֹרֶה; לְשַׁלַּח־לִי, לְמַטָּרָה.
  2. 2
    בהשאלהתוצאה רצויה - התוצאה הסופית שאליה מכוּונים המאמצים.

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

The word Matara is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
מַטָּרָה
Written without vowel points
מטרה
Said
matara
Root
נ־ט־ר
Pattern
מַקְטָלָה
Plural
מַטָּרוֹת
Inflections
ר' מַטָּרוֹת; מַטְּרַת־, ר' מַטְּרוֹת־
Gematria
254

This is how Matara is said in other languages.

English
target, goal
Arabic
هَدَف

These words mean nearly the same as Matara.

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

These words rhyme with Matara.

The word Matara is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • המטרה מקדשת את האמצעים
  • בנק מטרות
  • גוררת מטרות
  • חדור מטרה
  • חצר המטרה
  • מחיר מטרה
  • מטרת דמה
  • מטרת על
  • פונקצית מטרה
  • קו המטרה
  • שופט המטרה
  • שנת מטרה
  • תאורית המטרה
  • מטר"ב

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

These words come before and after Matara in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Matara.

What does Matara (⁨מטרה⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Matara (⁨מטרה⁩) means target and goal. It is said matara, with the stress on ra.

What is a synonym for Matara (⁨מטרה⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Matara (⁨מטרה⁩) are ⁨יעד⁩, ⁨כוונה⁩, ⁨מגמה⁩, ⁨תכלית⁩, and ⁨ייעוד⁩.

What rhymes with Matara (⁨מטרה⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Matara (⁨מטרה⁩) include ⁨צורה⁩, ⁨תורה⁩, ⁨חברה⁩, ⁨יצירה⁩, ⁨סירה⁩, and ⁨סדרה⁩.

Is Matara (⁨מטרה⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Matara (⁨מטרה⁩) is a feminine noun, and its plural is ⁨מַטָּרוֹת⁩.

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

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