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Rod in Hebrew is מוֹט (mot).

It can also be said מקל, חכה, or קנה מדה, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.

מוֹט
mot
noun · masculine
Recording by YaronSh, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons.
In English

rod

/ɹɒd/ /ɹɔd/

English words in HebrewWords starting with R

These are the Hebrew words for rod as a noun.

straight round stick, shaft, or bar

fishing rod or pole

stick to measure length

  • קְנֵה מִדָּהקנה מדהk'ne midámasculine

part of the retina of the eye

This is more about the Hebrew word מוֹט.

Written with vowel points
מוֹט
Written without vowel points
מוט
Said
mot
Plural
מוֹטוֹת
Its meanings in English
rod, pole, rod, bar

The Hebrew dictionary's page for מוט, with its synonyms and rhymes

These English words share a Hebrew word with rod.

These words come before and after rod in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨rod⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨rod⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨rod⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨מוֹט⁩, said mot. Without vowel points it is written ⁨מוט⁩. Its plural is ⁨מוֹטוֹת⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨rod⁩?

Besides ⁨מוט⁩, ⁨rod⁩ can be said ⁨מַקֵּל⁩ (makél), ⁨חַכָּה⁩ (khaká), ⁨קְנֵה מִדָּה⁩ (k'ne midá), ⁨קָנֶה⁩ (kané), or ⁨תא קנה⁩ (ta-kané), depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨מוט⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨מוט⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨מוט⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨rod⁩, ⁨מוט⁩ can mean ⁨pole, rod, bar⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry rod and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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