Matseva (מצבה) means memorial in Hebrew.
It can also mean headstone. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
memorial, headstone
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Matseva.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אבן גדולה שהוצבה לציון ארוע מיוחד.
וַיַּשְׁכֵּם יַעֲקֹב בַּבֹּקֶר, וַיִּקַּח אֶת־הָאֶבֶן אֲשֶׁר־שָׂם מְרַאֲשֹׁתָיו, וַיָּשֶׂם אֹתָהּ, מַצֵּבָה; וַיִּצֹק שֶׁמֶן, עַל־רֹאשָׁהּ.
- 2במת אבן ששימשה לפולחן בימי קדם.
וְלֹא־תָקִים לְךָ, מַצֵּבָה; אֲשֶׁר שָׂנֵא, יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ.
- 3לוח אבן גדול הניצב על קבר. לרוב מפרט מידע על הקבור.
וַיַּצֵּב יַעֲקֹב מַצֵּבָה, עַל־קְבֻרָתָהּ; הִוא מַצֶּבֶת קְבֻרַת־רָחֵל, עַד־הַיּוֹם.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Matseva is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מַצֵּבָה
- Written without vowel points
- מצבה
- Said
- matseva
- Root
- י־צ־ב
- Pattern
- מַקְטֵלָה
- Plural
- מַצֵּבוֹת
- Inflections
- מַצֵּבַת־ או מַצֶּבֶת־; ר' מַצֵּבוֹת
- Gematria
- 137
This is how Matseva is said in other languages.
- English
- memorial, headstone
- Arabic
- نُصُب
- Russian
- памятник, Надгробие
- French
- mémorial, pierre tombale
These words mean nearly the same as Matseva.
- אובליסקobelisk
- אנדרטה
- אסטלה
- גלעדcairn
- דולמןDolmen
- ידhand
- מנהירMenhir
- קבר
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These words rhyme with Matseva.
The word Matseva is part of these phrases and sayings.
- גילוי מצבה
- מצבת זיכרון
- מצבת מחט
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Matseva comes from the root י־צ־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Matseva in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Matseva.
What does Matseva (מצבה) mean in Hebrew?
Matseva (מצבה) means memorial and headstone. It is said matseva, with the stress on va.
What is a synonym for Matseva (מצבה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Matseva (מצבה) are אובליסק, אנדרטה, אסטלה, גלעד, דולמן, and יד.
What rhymes with Matseva (מצבה)?
Words that rhyme with Matseva (מצבה) include צבא, סביבה, מחשבה, כתיבה, תגובה, and אהבה.
Is Matseva (מצבה) masculine or feminine?
The word Matseva (מצבה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is מַצֵּבוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מצבה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.