Matsil (מציל) means lifeguard in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
מַצִּיל
matsil
noun · masculine
In English
lifeguard
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Matsil.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אדם העובד בחוף הים או בבריכת שחייה ותפקידו להציל טובע ולהגיש עזרה ראשונה עד להגעת צוות חרום וכן לפקח על הרחצה ועל התנהגות המתרחצים.
The word Matsil is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מַצִּיל
- Written without vowel points
- מציל
- Said
- matsil
- Root
- נ־צ־ל
- Pattern
- מַקְטִיל
- Plural
- מַצִּילִים
- Inflections
- ר' מַצִּילִים; מַצִּיל־, ר' מַצִּילֵי־
- Gematria
- 170
This is how Matsil is said in other languages.
- English
- lifeguard
- Arabic
- منقذ بحري
- French
- lifeguard
- Spanish
- socorrista
- German
- Rettungsschwimmer
- Yiddish
- רעטער
These words rhyme with Matsil.
The word Matsil comes from the root נ־צ־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Matsil in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Matsil.
What does Matsil (מציל) mean in Hebrew?
Matsil (מציל) means lifeguard. It is said matsil, with the stress on tsil.
What rhymes with Matsil (מציל)?
Words that rhyme with Matsil (מציל) include צליל, גליל, גיל, רגיל, חיל, and אליל.
Is Matsil (מציל) masculine or feminine?
The word Matsil (מציל) is a masculine noun, and its plural is מַצִּילִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מציל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.