Matsit ptil (מצית פתיל) means matchlock in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
מַצִּית פְּתִיל
matsit ptil
noun · masculine
In English
matchlock
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Matsit ptil.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מנגנון מכני מיושן להצתת מטען אבק השריפה של רובים ואקדחים נטעני־לוע על ידי פתיל הצתה בוער.
The word Matsit ptil is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מַצִּית פְּתִיל
- Written without vowel points
- מצית פתיל
- Said
- matsit ptil
- Plural
- מַצִּיתֵי פְּתִיל
- Inflections
- ר' מַצִּיתֵי פְּתִיל
- Gematria
- 1,060
This is how Matsit ptil is said in other languages.
- English
- matchlock
- French
- Platine à mèche
- German
- Luntenschloss
These words come before and after Matsit ptil in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Matsit ptil.
What does Matsit ptil (מצית פתיל) mean in Hebrew?
Matsit ptil (מצית פתיל) means matchlock. It is said matsit ptil, with the stress on tsit.
Is Matsit ptil (מצית פתיל) masculine or feminine?
The word Matsit ptil (מצית פתיל) is a masculine noun, and its plural is מַצִּיתֵי פְּתִיל.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מצית פתיל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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