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Matat (מתת) means giving in Hebrew.

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

מַתָּת
matat
noun · feminine
In English

giving, present, gift

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with מ

The dictionary gives one meaning for Matat.

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

  1. 1
    תשורה, מתנה, מתן.
    וַיְדַבֵּר הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶל אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים בֹּאָה אִתִּי הַבַּיְתָה וּסְעָדָה וְאֶתְּנָה לְךָ מַתָּת.

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

The word Matat is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
מַתָּת
Written without vowel points
מתת
Said
matat
Root
נ־ת־נ
Pattern
מַקְטֶלֶת
Plural
מַתָּנוֹת
Inflections
מַתַּת־, ר' מַתָּנוֹת
Gematria
840

This is how Matat is said in other languages.

English
giving, present, gift

These words mean nearly the same as Matat.

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

These words rhyme with Matat.

The word Matat is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • מתת יד
  • מתתיהו

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

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

These words come before and after Matat in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Matat.

What does Matat (⁨מתת⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Matat (⁨מתת⁩) means giving, present, and gift. It is said matat, with the stress on tat.

What is a synonym for Matat (⁨מתת⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Matat (⁨מתת⁩) are ⁨מתן⁩, ⁨מתנה⁩, ⁨תשורה⁩, ⁨שי⁩, and ⁨אשכר⁩.

What rhymes with Matat (⁨מתת⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Matat (⁨מתת⁩) include ⁨משפט⁩, ⁨שבת⁩, ⁨דת⁩, ⁨מעט⁩, ⁨בת⁩, and ⁨צרפת⁩.

Is Matat (⁨מתת⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Matat (⁨מתת⁩) is a feminine noun, and its plural is ⁨מַתָּנוֹת⁩.

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

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