Ma'atsar (מעצר) means arrest in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
arrest
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Ma'atsar.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שלילת חירותו של אדם לפרק זמן מוגבל, בטרם נשפט, על ידי רשויות אכיפת החוק.
- 2מניעה מדבר לפרוץ או להתקדם.
עִיר פְּרוּצָה אֵין חוֹמָה; אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר אֵין מַעְצָר לְרוּחוֹ.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Ma'atsar is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מַעֲצָר
- Written without vowel points
- מעצר
- Said
- ma'atsar
- Root
- ע־צ־ר
- Pattern
- מַקְטָל
- Plural
- מַעֲצָרִים
- Inflections
- ר' מַעֲצָרִים; מַעֲצַר־, ר' מַעַצְרֵי־
- Gematria
- 400
This is how Ma'atsar is said in other languages.
- English
- arrest
- Arabic
- اعتقال
- Russian
- арест
- French
- arrestation
- Spanish
- detención
- German
- Festnahme
These words mean nearly the same as Ma'atsar.
These words mean the opposite of Ma'atsar.
- שחרור
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Ma'atsar.
The word Ma'atsar is part of these phrases and sayings.
- בית מעצר
- מעצר בית
- מעצר ימים
- מעצר מנהלי
- מעצר סגור
- מעצר פתוח
- פקודת מעצר
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Ma'atsar comes from the root ע־צ־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Ma'atsar in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ma'atsar.
What does Ma'atsar (מעצר) mean in Hebrew?
Ma'atsar (מעצר) means arrest. It is said ma'atsar, with the stress on tsar.
What is a synonym for Ma'atsar (מעצר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Ma'atsar (מעצר) are שבי.
What is the opposite of Ma'atsar (מעצר)?
Words that mean the opposite of Ma'atsar (מעצר) are שחרור.
What rhymes with Ma'atsar (מעצר)?
Words that rhyme with Ma'atsar (מעצר) include דבר, בשר, מספר, איבר, ישר, and זכר.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מעצר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.