Meanings
Origin
- Hebrewמטרא
- Hebrewמְטַטְרוֹן
- EnglishMetatron
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.
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Arabic ميتاترون
- ميتاترون (mitatirun)archangel and the chancellor of Heaven and the scribe of the book of life
Chinese Mandarin 梅塔特隆
- 梅塔特隆 (Méitǎtèlóng)archangel and the chancellor of Heaven and the scribe of the book of life
Hebrew מֶטָטְרוֹן
- מֶטָטְרוֹן (meṭāṭrōn)archangel and the chancellor of Heaven and the scribe of the book of life
Japanese メタトロン
- メタトロン (Metatoron)archangel and the chancellor of Heaven and the scribe of the book of life
Korean 메타트론
- 메타트론 (metateuron)archangel and the chancellor of Heaven and the scribe of the book of life
Russian Метатрон
- Метатрон (Metatron)archangel and the chancellor of Heaven and the scribe of the book of life
Spanish Metatrón
- Metatrónarchangel and the chancellor of Heaven and the scribe of the book of life
Ukrainian Метатрон
- Метатрон (Metatron)archangel and the chancellor of Heaven and the scribe of the book of life
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Metatron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Metatron
“Metatron.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Metatron. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Metatron,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Metatron.
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