Metatron

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Metatron

  • /ˈmɛtətɹɑn/ US
  • /ˈmɛtətɹɒn/ UK

Where it comes from

From Hebrew מְטַטְרוֹן (Məṭaṭrôn), whose origin is obscure. Possibly from Hebrew מטרא (mattara) 'keeper of the watch.' The Greek/Latin form superficially appears to be a Greek compound meta-τρον (-tron), but that would not seem to make much sense semantically, meaning something like "among-tool." It has also been proposed that the Hebrew word actually does in turn originate from Greek, coming from μετά + θρόνος, with the "th" being transformed into a "t" as the word was repeatedly taken up by one language from another. A review by Hekhalot lists these two possibilities plus seven more.

proper noun

  1. Judaism An archangel and the chancellor of Heaven and the scribe of the book of life, in Christian and Jewish folklore. According to medieval apocrypha, he is Enoch, ancestor of Noah, transformed into an angel.

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name archangel and the chancellor of Heaven and the scribe of the book of life

EspañolMetatrón
한국어메타트론 metateuron
日本語メタトロン Metatoron
中文梅塔特隆 Méitǎtèlóng
РусскийМетатрон Metatron
العربيةميتاترون mitatirun
עבריתמֶטָטְרוֹן meṭāṭrōn

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"Metatron." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/metatron. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Metatron. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/metatron

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"Metatron." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/metatron.

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@misc{metatron_2026,
  title = {Metatron},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/metatron},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}