Matsit khalamish (מצית חלמיש) means flintlock in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
מַצִּית חַלָּמִישׁ
matsit khalamish
noun · masculine
In English
flintlock
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Matsit khalamish.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מנגנון מיושן להצתת מִטְעָן אבק השריפה של רובים ואקדחים נטעני־לוע, היוצר ניצוץ על ידי הכאה על אבן חלמיש.
The word Matsit khalamish is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מַצִּית חַלָּמִישׁ
- Written without vowel points
- מצית חלמיש
- Said
- matsit khalamish
- Root
- י־צ־ת
- Plural
- מַצִּיתֵי חַלָּמִישׁ
- Inflections
- ר' מַצִּיתֵי חַלָּמִישׁ
- Gematria
- 928
This is how Matsit khalamish is said in other languages.
- English
- flintlock
- French
- Platine à silex
- German
- Steinschloss
The word Matsit khalamish comes from the root י־צ־ת, like these words.
These words come before and after Matsit khalamish in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Matsit khalamish.
What does Matsit khalamish (מצית חלמיש) mean in Hebrew?
Matsit khalamish (מצית חלמיש) means flintlock. It is said matsit khalamish, with the stress on tsit.
Is Matsit khalamish (מצית חלמיש) masculine or feminine?
The word Matsit khalamish (מצית חלמיש) is a masculine noun, and its plural is מַצִּיתֵי חַלָּמִישׁ.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מצית חלמיש of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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