Hashmatsa (השמצה) means calumny in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
calumny
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Hashmatsa.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1פגיעה בכבודו של אדם או במוניטין שלו על ידי אמירה או כתיבה של עלילת דברים, דברי גנאי בלתי מבוססים.
The word Hashmatsa is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- הַשְׁמָצָה
- Written without vowel points
- השמצה
- Said
- hashmatsa
- Root
- ש־מ־צ
- Pattern
- הַקְטָלָה
- Plural
- הַשְׁמָצוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' הַשְׁמָצוֹת; הַשְׁמָצַת־, ר' הַשְׁמָצוֹת־
- Gematria
- 440
This is how Hashmatsa is said in other languages.
- English
- calumny
- Arabic
- إقذاف
These words mean nearly the same as Hashmatsa.
- דיבה
- פלסתר
- לעז
- לשון הרע
- סילוף
- רכילותgossip
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Hashmatsa.
- מחמאה
- שיבוח
- פרגוןcongratulating
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Hashmatsa.
The word Hashmatsa comes from the root ש־מ־צ, like these words.
These words come before and after Hashmatsa in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Hashmatsa.
What does Hashmatsa (השמצה) mean in Hebrew?
Hashmatsa (השמצה) means calumny. It is said hashmatsa, with the stress on tsa.
What is a synonym for Hashmatsa (השמצה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Hashmatsa (השמצה) are דיבה, פלסתר, לעז, לשון הרע, סילוף, and רכילות.
What is the opposite of Hashmatsa (השמצה)?
Words that mean the opposite of Hashmatsa (השמצה) are מחמאה, שיבוח, and פרגון.
What rhymes with Hashmatsa (השמצה)?
Words that rhyme with Hashmatsa (השמצה) include קבוצה, מוצא, חמצה, פצצה, מצע, and מצה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry השמצה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.