Mat'ate (מטאטא) means besom in Hebrew.
It can also mean broom. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
besom, broom
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Mat'ate.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מכשיר לניקוי רצפה. מורכב לרוב ממקל ומתקן ניקוי שבו שער או סיבים דמויי שער, או חבילת זרדים ובעזרתו אוספים פסולת ופרורים.
The word Mat'ate is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מַטְאֲטֵא
- Written without vowel points
- מטאטא
- Said
- mat'ate
- Root
- ט־א־ט־א
- Pattern
- מַקְטֵל
- Plural
- מַטְאַטְאִים
- Inflections
- ר' מַטְאַטְאִים; מַטְאֲטֵא־, ר' מַטְאַטְאֵי־; כ' מַטְאַטְאוֹ
- Gematria
- 60
This is how Mat'ate is said in other languages.
- English
- besom, broom
- Arabic
- مكنسة
- Russian
- метла, веник
- French
- balai
- Spanish
- escoba
- German
- Besen
- Yiddish
- בעזעם
These words mean nearly the same as Mat'ate.
- מכבד
- מכבדת
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These words rhyme with Mat'ate.
The word Mat'ate is part of these phrases and sayings.
- כשאלהים רוצה גם מטאטא יורה
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These words come before and after Mat'ate in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Mat'ate.
What does Mat'ate (מטאטא) mean in Hebrew?
Mat'ate (מטאטא) means besom and broom. It is said mat'ate, with the stress on te.
What is a synonym for Mat'ate (מטאטא)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Mat'ate (מטאטא) are מכבד and מכבדת.
What rhymes with Mat'ate (מטאטא)?
Words that rhyme with Mat'ate (מטאטא) include מעטה, מטה, שוטה, משתה, תה, and בוטה.
Is Mat'ate (מטאטא) masculine or feminine?
The word Mat'ate (מטאטא) is a masculine noun, and its plural is מַטְאַטְאִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מטאטא of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.