Martzea' (מרצע) means awl in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
awl
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Martzea'.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כלי יד דמוי דקר לניקוב חורים קטנים בעור, עץ או קלף. משמש בעיקר סנדלרים, רצענים ונגרים. או לשירטוט קלף.
וְהִגִּישׁוֹ אֲדֹנָיו אֶל הָאֱלֹהִים וְהִגִּישׁוֹ אֶל הַדֶּלֶת אוֹ אֶל הַמְּזוּזָה וְרָצַע אֲדֹנָיו אֶת אָזְנוֹ בַּמַּרְצֵעַ וַעֲבָדוֹ לְעֹלָם.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Martzea' is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מַרְצֵעַ
- Written without vowel points
- מרצע
- Said
- martzea'
- Root
- ר־צ־ע
- Pattern
- מַקְטֵל
- Plural
- מַרְצְעִים
- Inflections
- ר' מַרְצְעִים
- Gematria
- 400
This is how Martzea' is said in other languages.
- English
- awl
- Arabic
- مِخْرَز
- Russian
- ши́ло
- French
- alêne
- German
- Ahle
These words rhyme with Martzea'.
The word Martzea' is part of these phrases and sayings.
- יצא המרצע מן השק
- טמן מרצע במרצוף
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Martzea' comes from the root ר־צ־ע, like these words.
These words come before and after Martzea' in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Martzea'.
What does Martzea' (מרצע) mean in Hebrew?
Martzea' (מרצע) means awl. It is said martzea', with the stress on tze.
What rhymes with Martzea' (מרצע)?
Words that rhyme with Martzea' (מרצע) include רע, נוסע, פושע, אונומטופיאה, צפרדע, and הושע.
Is Martzea' (מרצע) masculine or feminine?
The word Martzea' (מרצע) is a masculine noun, and its plural is מַרְצְעִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מרצע of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.