Matsok (מצוק) means pinch in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
pinch
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Matsok.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקראמצב צער ודוחק.
...בְּמָצוֹר וּבְמָצוֹק אֲשֶׁר־יָצִיק לְךָ אֹיְבֶךָ.
- 2לשון המקרא, לא בשימושעמודים חזקים, יסודות.
...כִּי לַיהוה מְצֻקֵי אֶרֶץ, וַיָּשֶׁת עֲלֵיהֶם תֵּבֵל.
- 3בהשאלההר גבוה ותלול. צוק
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Matsok is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מָצוֹק
- Written without vowel points
- מצוק
- Said
- matsok
- Root
- צ־ו־ק
- Pattern
- מַקְטוֹל
- Plural
- מְצוּקִים
- Inflections
- ר' מְצוּקִים, מְצוּקֵי־; מְצוֹק־
- Gematria
- 236
This is how Matsok is said in other languages.
- English
- pinch
These words mean nearly the same as Matsok.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Matsok.
The word Matsok comes from the root צ־ו־ק, like these words.
These words come before and after Matsok in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Matsok.
What does Matsok (מצוק) mean in Hebrew?
Matsok (מצוק) means pinch. It is said matsok, with the stress on tsok.
What is a synonym for Matsok (מצוק)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Matsok (מצוק) are צוקה, מצור, and צוק.
What rhymes with Matsok (מצוק)?
Words that rhyme with Matsok (מצוק) include מתוק, דוק, שוק, תינוק, ירוק, and חוק.
Is Matsok (מצוק) masculine or feminine?
The word Matsok (מצוק) is a masculine noun, and its plural is מְצוּקִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מצוק of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.