מטאטא

Hebrew

Root
ט־א־ט־א (ṭ-ʾ-ṭ-ʾ)

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /mat.(ʔ)aˈte(ʔ)/

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• Rhymes: -e(ʔ), -e

Noun

מַטְאֲטֵא • (mat'ate') m

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 qapód v-ágme máyim v-ṭeṭetíha b-maṭ'aṭé hashméd n'um Adonai Tsvaót

     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.