Meteg (מתג) means bit in Hebrew.
It can also mean switch. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
bit, switch
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Meteg.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1פִּסת מתכת ששמים בפי הבהמה והיא חלק מהרסן; אל המתג מתחברות המושכות בכדי לנהוג באמצעותו את הבהמה.
...וְשַׂמְתִּי חַחִי בְּאַפֶּךָ וּמִתְגִּי בִּשְׂפָתֶיךָ וַהֲשִׁבֹתִיךָ בַּדֶּרֶךְ אֲשֶׁר בָּאתָ בָּהּ.
- 2חשמלהתקן לחיבור ולהפסקה של זרם חשמלי.
- 3מיקרוביולוגיהחידק בעל צורה מוארכת
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Meteg is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מֶתֶג
- Written without vowel points
- מתג
- Said
- meteg
- Root
- מ־ת־ג
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- מְתָגִים
- Inflections
- ר' מְתָגִים
- Gematria
- 443
This is how Meteg is said in other languages.
- English
- bit, switch
- Arabic
- مقتاح كهربائيّ
- French
- commutateur
- German
- Schalter
These words mean nearly the same as Meteg.
- געיה
- חח
- כפתור
- מושכהrein
- מפסק
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Meteg.
- קוקוס
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Meteg is part of these phrases and sayings.
- מתג אור
- מתג הצתה
- מתג המתנע
- מתג אופטי
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words come before and after Meteg in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Meteg.
What does Meteg (מתג) mean in Hebrew?
Meteg (מתג) means bit and switch. It is said meteg, with the stress on me.
What is a synonym for Meteg (מתג)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Meteg (מתג) are געיה, חח, כפתור, מושכה, and מפסק.
What is the opposite of Meteg (מתג)?
Words that mean the opposite of Meteg (מתג) are קוקוס.
Is Meteg (מתג) masculine or feminine?
The word Meteg (מתג) is a masculine noun, and its plural is מְתָגִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מתג of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.