Matun (מתון) means moderate in Hebrew.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
moderate
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Matun.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1פועל לאחר מחשבה, ולא במהירות ובחפזון.
- 2רגוע, שלו ושאנן.
- 3מי שדעותיו מתחשבות באחר, שאינו מחזיק בעמדות נחרצות או קשות.
The word Matun is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- מָתוּן
- Written without vowel points
- מתון
- Said
- matun
- Root
- מ־ת־נ
- Pattern
- קָטוּל
- Feminine form
- מְתוּנָה ר' מְתוּנִים
- Inflections
- נ' מְתוּנָה ר' מְתוּנִים, נ"ר מְתוּנוֹת
- Gematria
- 496
This is how Matun is said in other languages.
- English
- moderate
- Arabic
- مُعْتَدِل
These words mean nearly the same as Matun.
- מחשבcomputer
- מיושב
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Matun.
- בהול
- נבהל
- חפוז
- פוחזreckless
- קל דעת
- קיצוניextremist
- תלולsteep
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Matun.
The word Matun is part of these phrases and sayings.
- מתון ומסיק
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Matun comes from the root מ־ת־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Matun in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Matun.
What does Matun (מתון) mean in Hebrew?
Matun (מתון) means moderate. It is said matun, with the stress on tun.
What is a synonym for Matun (מתון)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Matun (מתון) are מחשב and מיושב.
What is the opposite of Matun (מתון)?
Words that mean the opposite of Matun (מתון) are בהול, נבהל, חפוז, פוחז, קל דעת, and קיצוני.
What rhymes with Matun (מתון)?
Words that rhyme with Matun (מתון) include סיפון, ארגון, אמון, ציון, נתון, and חיסון.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מתון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.