Khag hamatsot (חג המצות) means passover in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
passover
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Khag hamatsot.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1חג יהודי מקראי, המהווה אחד משלוש הרגלים וחל החל מחמישה־עשר בחודש ניסן עד העשרים ואחד בחודש, אשר נחוג לזכר יציאת מצרים.
שָׁלוֹשׁ פְּעָמִים בַּשָּׁנָה יֵרָאֶה כָל-זְכוּרְךָ אֶת-פְּנֵי יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ בַּמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר יִבְחָר בְּחַג הַמַּצּוֹת וּבְחַג הַשָּׁבֻעוֹת וּבְחַג הַסֻּכּוֹת וְלֹא יֵרָאֶה אֶת-פְּנֵי יְהֹוָה רֵיקָם.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Khag hamatsot is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חַג הַמַּצּוֹת
- Written without vowel points
- חג המצות
- Said
- khag hamatsot
- Gematria
- 552
This is how Khag hamatsot is said in other languages.
- English
- passover
- French
- Pessa'h
- Spanish
- Pésaj
- German
- Pessach
- Yiddish
- פסח
These words mean nearly the same as Khag hamatsot.
- חג האביבpassover
- חג החרות
- פסח
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These words come before and after Khag hamatsot in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Khag hamatsot.
What does Khag hamatsot (חג המצות) mean in Hebrew?
Khag hamatsot (חג המצות) means passover. It is said khag hamatsot, with the stress on khag.
What is a synonym for Khag hamatsot (חג המצות)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Khag hamatsot (חג המצות) are חג האביב, חג החרות, and פסח.
Is Khag hamatsot (חג המצות) masculine or feminine?
The word Khag hamatsot (חג המצות) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חג המצות of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.