Matsa (מצה) means matzo in Hebrew.
It can also mean matza. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
matzo, matza
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Matsa.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מאפה העשוי מבצק שלא תפח. היא נחשבת למאכל יהודי, ובחג הפסח מצווה לאכלה בלבד.
וַיִּפְצַר־בָּם מְאֹד – וַיָּסֻרוּ אֵלָיו, וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל־בֵּיתוֹ; וַיַּעַשׂ לָהֶם מִשְׁתֶּה, וּמַצּוֹת אָפָה – וַיֹּאכֵלוּ.
- 2לא בשימושעור עשוי למלאכה ולא מעובד.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Matsa is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מַצָּה
- Written without vowel points
- מצה
- Said
- matsa
- Root
- מ־צ־צ
- Pattern
- קַטְלָה
- Plural
- מַצּוֹת
- Inflections
- מַצַּת־; ר' מַצּוֹת
- Gematria
- 135
This is how Matsa is said in other languages.
- English
- matzo, matza
- Russian
- маца
- French
- matza
- Spanish
- matzá
- German
- matze
These words mean nearly the same as Matsa.
- לחם עוני
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Matsa.
- חמץ
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Matsa.
The word Matsa is part of these phrases and sayings.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Matsa comes from the root מ־צ־צ, like these words.
These words come before and after Matsa in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Matsa.
What does Matsa (מצה) mean in Hebrew?
Matsa (מצה) means matzo and matza. It is said matsa, with the stress on tsa.
What is a synonym for Matsa (מצה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Matsa (מצה) are לחם עוני.
What is the opposite of Matsa (מצה)?
Words that mean the opposite of Matsa (מצה) are חמץ.
What rhymes with Matsa (מצה)?
Words that rhyme with Matsa (מצה) include קבוצה, מוצא, חמצה, פצצה, מצע, and אמצע.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מצה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.