מטאטא

Hebrew

Root
ט־א־ט־א (ṭ-ʾ-ṭ-ʾ)
3 terms

Pronunciation

  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /mat.(ʔ)aˈte(ʔ)/
  • Audio (Modern Israeli Hebrew):(file)
  • Rhymes: -e(ʔ), -e

Noun

מַטְאֲטֵא • (mat'atém

  1. broom
    • Tanach, Isaiah 14:23, with translation of the New American Standard Bible:
      וְשַׂמְתִּיהָ לְמוֹרַשׁ קִפֹּד וְאַגְמֵי־מָיִם וְטֵאטֵאתִיהָ בְּמַטְאֲטֵא הַשְׁמֵד נְאֻם יְהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת׃
      v'samtíha l'morásh kipód v'agmé máyim v'tetetíha b'mat'até hashméd n'úm YHVH ts'vaót
      I will also make it the property of the hedgehog and swamps of water, and I will sweep it away with the broom of destruction, declares the Lord of armies.

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