Ot meta (אות מתה) means dead letter in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
אוֹת מֵתָה
ot meta
noun · feminine
In English
dead letter
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Ot meta.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1הוראה חוקית שלא מיושמת בפועל, כאילו אינה קיימת למרות שרשמית עדיין בתוקף.
The word Ot meta is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אוֹת מֵתָה
- Written without vowel points
- אות מתה
- Said
- ot meta
- Plural
- אוֹתִיוֹת מֵתוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' אוֹתִיוֹת מֵתוֹת
- Gematria
- 852
This is how Ot meta is said in other languages.
- English
- dead letter
These words come before and after Ot meta in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ot meta.
What does Ot meta (אות מתה) mean in Hebrew?
Ot meta (אות מתה) means dead letter. It is said ot meta, with the stress on ot.
Is Ot meta (אות מתה) masculine or feminine?
The word Ot meta (אות מתה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is אוֹתִיוֹת מֵתוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אות מתה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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