Makhlatsa (מחלצה) means attire in Hebrew.
It can also mean gala dress. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
attire, gala dress
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Makhlatsa.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בגדים מהודרים ונאים.
הַמַּחֲלָצוֹת, וְהַמַּעֲטָפוֹת, וְהַמִּטְפָּחוֹת, וְהָחֲרִיטִים
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Makhlatsa is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מַחְלָצָה
- Written without vowel points
- מחלצה
- Said
- makhlatsa
- Root
- ח־ל־צ
- Pattern
- מַקְטָלָה
- Plural
- מַחֲלָצוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' מַחֲלָצוֹת; מַחְלְצַת־, מַחְלְצוֹת־
- Gematria
- 173
This is how Makhlatsa is said in other languages.
- English
- attire, gala dress
These words rhyme with Makhlatsa.
The word Makhlatsa is part of these phrases and sayings.
- מיטב המחלצות
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Makhlatsa comes from the root ח־ל־צ, like these words.
This is where the word Makhlatsa comes from.
מן ח-ל-ץ. אולי קרוב אל אכדית: ḫalṣu, "נקי", ואל ערבית: خَلَصَ, חַ'לַצַ, "טהור" (עפ"י מילון אב"ש השלם). ḫalāṣu באכדית פירושו לנקות ע"י מַסְרֵקָה, המסלקת את הלכלוך והמזיקים מן הבד.
These words come before and after Makhlatsa in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Makhlatsa.
What does Makhlatsa (מחלצה) mean in Hebrew?
Makhlatsa (מחלצה) means attire and gala dress. It is said makhlatsa, with the stress on tsa.
What rhymes with Makhlatsa (מחלצה)?
Words that rhyme with Makhlatsa (מחלצה) include קבוצה, מוצא, חמצה, פצצה, מצע, and מצה.
Is Makhlatsa (מחלצה) masculine or feminine?
The word Makhlatsa (מחלצה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is מַחֲלָצוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מחלצה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.