Moten (מותן) means waist in Hebrew.
It can also mean midriff. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
waist, midriff
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Moten.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אזור בצד הגוף, בין החיק והצלעות.
וַעֲשֵׂה לָהֶם מִכְנְסֵי בָד לְכַסּוֹת בְּשַׂר עֶרְוָה מִמָּתְנַיִם וְעַד יְרֵכַיִם יִהְיוּ
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Moten is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מֹתֶן
- Written without vowel points
- מותן
- Said
- moten
- Root
- מ־ת־נ
- Pattern
- קֹטֶל
- Inflections
- זוגי מָתְנַיִם; מֹתֶן־, ר' מָתְנֵי־
- Gematria
- 496
This is how Moten is said in other languages.
- English
- waist, midriff
- Arabic
- خَصِرَ, خَاصِرَة
- Russian
- бедро, бок
- French
- taille
These words mean nearly the same as Moten.
These words rhyme with Moten.
The word Moten is part of these phrases and sayings.
- זרזיר מותניים
- כוחו במותניו
- עמוד שדרה מותני
- שברון מותניים
- שינס מותניים
- (הגיב) מן המותן
- קטני עבה ממתניו
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Moten comes from the root מ־ת־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Moten in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Moten.
What does Moten (מותן) mean in Hebrew?
Moten (מותן) means waist and midriff. It is said moten, with the stress on mo.
What is a synonym for Moten (מותן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Moten (מותן) are חלציים.
What rhymes with Moten (מותן)?
Words that rhyme with Moten (מותן) include בוטן.
Is Moten (מותן) masculine or feminine?
The word Moten (מותן) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מתן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.