Mate (מטה) means staff in Hebrew.
It can also mean baton, rod, wand, and headquarters. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
staff, baton, rod, wand
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Mate.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מקל המשמש להנהגה או לכשוף.
וְאֶת-הַמַּטֶּה הַזֶּה תִּקַּח בְּיָדֶךָ אֲשֶׁר תַּעֲשֶׂה-בּוֹ אֶת-הָאֹתֹת.
- 2שבט, נחלה.
רְאֵה קָרָאתִי בְשֵׁם בְּצַלְאֵל בֶּן-אוּרִי בֶן-חוּר לְמַטֵּה יְהוּדָה.
- 3מושב, מרכז שליטה, מפקדה.
- 4בהשאלהצוות, קבוצת עבודה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Mate is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מַטֶּה
- Written without vowel points
- מטה
- Said
- mate
- Root
- נ־ט־ה
- Pattern
- מַקְטֵל
- Plural
- מַטּוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' מַטּוֹת, מַטֶּה־
- Gematria
- 54
This is how Mate is said in other languages.
- English
- staff, baton, rod, wand, headquarters
- Arabic
- عصا
- Russian
- посох, штаб
These words mean nearly the same as Mate.
- מקל
- מוט
- מפקדה
- שרביטsceptre
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Mate.
The word Mate is part of these phrases and sayings.
- מטה כללי
- מטה לחם
- מטה קסמים
- עמ"ט
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Mate comes from the root נ־ט־ה, like these words.
These words come before and after Mate in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Mate.
What does Mate (מטה) mean in Hebrew?
Mate (מטה) means staff, baton, and rod. It is said mate, with the stress on te.
What is a synonym for Mate (מטה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Mate (מטה) are מקל, מוט, מפקדה, and שרביט.
What rhymes with Mate (מטה)?
Words that rhyme with Mate (מטה) include מעטה, שוטה, משתה, תה, מטאטא, and בוטה.
Is Mate (מטה) masculine or feminine?
The word Mate (מטה) is a masculine noun, and its plural is מַטּוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מטה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.