Kufsat hatsata (קופסת הצתה) means tinderbox in Hebrew.
It can also mean tinder box and patch box. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
קֻפְסַת הַצָּתָה
kufsat hatsata
noun · feminine
In English
tinderbox, tinder box, patch box
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Kufsat hatsata.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1קופסת פח או עץ ובה פיסת אבן חלמיש, חתיכת פלדת פחמן ופיסת בד או נייר הצתה המתלקחים בקלות. משמשת להבערת אש על ידי הקשת החלמיש בפלדה והצתת חומר הבערה.
The word Kufsat hatsata is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- קֻפְסַת הַצָּתָה
- Written without vowel points
- קופסת הצתה
- Said
- kufsat hatsata
- Plural
- קֻפְסְאוֹת הַצָּתָה וגם קֻפְסוֹת הַצָּתָה
- Inflections
- ר' קֻפְסְאוֹת הַצָּתָה וגם קֻפְסוֹת הַצָּתָה
- Gematria
- 1,146
This is how Kufsat hatsata is said in other languages.
- English
- tinderbox, tinder box, patch box
- Russian
- огни́во
- German
- Zunderbüchse, Feuerzeug
These words come before and after Kufsat hatsata in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kufsat hatsata.
What does Kufsat hatsata (קופסת הצתה) mean in Hebrew?
Kufsat hatsata (קופסת הצתה) means tinderbox, tinder box, and patch box. It is said kufsat hatsata, with the stress on sat.
Is Kufsat hatsata (קופסת הצתה) masculine or feminine?
The word Kufsat hatsata (קופסת הצתה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is קֻפְסְאוֹת הַצָּתָה וגם קֻפְסוֹת הַצָּתָה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry קפסת הצתה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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