Hakhmatsa (החמצה) means pickling in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
pickling
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Hakhmatsa.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1תהליך של הכנה ושימור של מזון במים עם תוספת של חומץ או במלח.
- 2הפסד, פספוס של דבר מה.
The word Hakhmatsa is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- הַחְמָצָה
- Written without vowel points
- החמצה
- Said
- hakhmatsa
- Root
- ח־מ־צ
- Pattern
- הַקְטָלָה
- Plural
- הַחְמָצוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' הַחְמָצוֹת; הַחְמָצַת־, ר' הַחְמָצוֹת־
- Gematria
- 148
This is how Hakhmatsa is said in other languages.
- English
- pickling
These words mean nearly the same as Hakhmatsa.
- אחור
- פספוס
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These words rhyme with Hakhmatsa.
The word Hakhmatsa is part of these phrases and sayings.
- מגדל החמצה
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The word Hakhmatsa comes from the root ח־מ־צ, like these words.
These words come before and after Hakhmatsa in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Hakhmatsa.
What does Hakhmatsa (החמצה) mean in Hebrew?
Hakhmatsa (החמצה) means pickling. It is said hakhmatsa, with the stress on tsa.
What is a synonym for Hakhmatsa (החמצה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Hakhmatsa (החמצה) are אחור and פספוס.
What rhymes with Hakhmatsa (החמצה)?
Words that rhyme with Hakhmatsa (החמצה) include קבוצה, מוצא, חמצה, פצצה, מצע, and מצה.
Is Hakhmatsa (החמצה) masculine or feminine?
The word Hakhmatsa (החמצה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is הַחְמָצוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry החמצה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.