מטר
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מטר¹
- /maːˈtˤaːr/
- [maːˈtˤaːr]
- /mɔˈtˤɔr/
- [mɔːˈtˤɔːrˤ]
- /maˈtaʁ/ Modern Israeli
Where it comes from
From Proto-Semitic [Term?]. Compare Aramaic ܡܛܪܐ, מִטְרָא (miṭrā), Arabic مَطَر (maṭar).
noun מָטָר · matár · מְטָרִים · מְטַר־ · מִטְרֵי־
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וַיֵּצֵ֨א מֹשֶׁ֜ה מֵעִ֤ם פַּרְעֹה֙ אֶת־הָעִ֔יר וַיִּפְרֹ֥שׂ כַּפָּ֖יו אֶל־יְהֹוָ֑ה וַֽיַּחְדְּל֤וּ הַקֹּלוֹת֙ וְהַבָּרָ֔ד וּמָטָ֖ר לֹא־נִתַּ֥ךְ אָֽרְצָה׃
Similar: גֶּשֶׁם
מטר²
Where it comes from
From French mètre and cognates, from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure", "rule", "length", "size", "poetic metre”).
noun מֶטֶר · méter · מֶטְרִים
- metre
- measuring tape
In English
Talk about this word "מטר." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9E%D7%98%D7%A8. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. מטר. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9E%D7%98%D7%A8 "מטר." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9E%D7%98%D7%A8.Cite this
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title = {מטר},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9E%D7%98%D7%A8},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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