Matsa (מַצָּה) means strife in Hebrew.
It can also mean quarrel. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
strife, quarrel
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Matsa.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ארכאיריב, קטטה.
הֵן לְרִיב וּמַצָּה תָּצוּמוּ וּלְהַכּוֹת בְּאֶגְרֹף רֶשַׁע לֹא-תָצוּמוּ כַיּוֹם לְהַשְׁמִיעַ בַּמָּרוֹם קוֹלְכֶם.
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
- נ־צ־ה
- Pattern
- מַקְטֵלָה
- Plural
- מַצּוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' מַצּוֹת; מַצַּת־, ר' מַצּוֹת־
- Gematria
- 135
This is how Matsa is said in other languages.
- English
- strife, quarrel
- Spanish
- lidia, contienda, riña, pendencia
These words mean nearly the same as Matsa.
- ריבdispute
- מדון
- מריבה
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These words rhyme with Matsa.
The word Matsa comes from the root נ־צ־ה, 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 (מַצָּה) mean in Hebrew?
Matsa (מַצָּה) means strife and quarrel. It is said matsa, with the stress on tsa.
What is a synonym for Matsa (מַצָּה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Matsa (מַצָּה) are ריב, מדון, and מריבה.
What rhymes with Matsa (מַצָּה)?
Words that rhyme with Matsa (מַצָּה) include קבוצה, מוצא, חמצה, פצצה, מצע, and אמצע.
Is Matsa (מַצָּה) masculine or feminine?
The word Matsa (מַצָּה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is מַצּוֹת.
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.