Mate klali (מטה כללי) means general staff in Hebrew.
It is a phrase, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
מַּטֶּה כְּלָלִי
mate klali
phrase
In English
general staff
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Mate klali.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מרכז העצבים של הצבא אשר נמצא תחת פיקוחו של המפקד האחראי על כל החילות בצבא.
The word Mate klali is a phrase.
- Written with vowel points
- מַּטֶּה כְּלָלִי
- Written without vowel points
- מטה כללי
- Said
- mate klali
- Gematria
- 144
This is how Mate klali is said in other languages.
- English
- general staff
- French
- état-major
The word Mate klali is part of these phrases and sayings.
- ראש המטה הכללי
- רמטכ"ל
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These words come before and after Mate klali in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Mate klali.
What does Mate klali (מטה כללי) mean in Hebrew?
Mate klali (מטה כללי) means general staff. It is said mate klali, with the stress on te.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מטה כללי of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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