Meta'aven (מתאבן) means appetizer in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
מְתַאֲבֵן
meta'aven
noun · masculine
In English
appetizer
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Meta'aven.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מאכל בעל טעם עז שנועד לגרות את התאבון.
The word Meta'aven is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מְתַאֲבֵן
- Written without vowel points
- מתאבן
- Said
- meta'aven
- Root
- ת־א־ב־נ
- Pattern
- מְקַטֵּל
- Plural
- מְתַאַבְנִים
- Inflections
- ר' מְתַאַבְנִים
- Gematria
- 493
This is how Meta'aven is said in other languages.
- English
- appetizer
- Russian
- закуска
- French
- hors d’oeuvres, apéritif
- German
- Appetitanreger
These words mean nearly the same as Meta'aven.
These words mean the opposite of Meta'aven.
These words rhyme with Meta'aven.
These words come before and after Meta'aven in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Meta'aven.
What does Meta'aven (מתאבן) mean in Hebrew?
Meta'aven (מתאבן) means appetizer. It is said meta'aven, with the stress on ven.
What is a synonym for Meta'aven (מתאבן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Meta'aven (מתאבן) are אפריטיף and אקדם.
What is the opposite of Meta'aven (מתאבן)?
Words that mean the opposite of Meta'aven (מתאבן) are קינוח.
What rhymes with Meta'aven (מתאבן)?
Words that rhyme with Meta'aven (מתאבן) include בן, שן, זקן, התקן, כן, and מאפיין.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מתאבן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.