Matsor (מצור) means siege in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
siege
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Matsor.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כיתור אוכלוסיה באמצעות כוחות צבא, ומניעת מעבר אל התחום המכותר וממנו, במטרה להתיש את האוכלוסיה ולגרום לה להיכנע.
רַק עֵץ אֲשֶׁר-תֵּדַע כִּי לֹא-עֵץ מַאֲכָל הוּא אֹתוֹ תַשְׁחִית; וְכָרָתָּ וּבָנִיתָ מָצוֹר עַל-הָעִיר אֲשֶׁר-הִוא עֹשָׂה עִמְּךָ מִלְחָמָה עַד רִדְתָּהּ.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Matsor is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מָצוֹר
- Written without vowel points
- מצור
- Said
- matsor
- Root
- צ־ו־ר
- Pattern
- מִקְטָל
- Gematria
- 336
This is how Matsor is said in other languages.
- English
- siege
- Arabic
- مُحَاصَرَة, حِصَار
- Russian
- осада
- French
- siège
- Spanish
- asedio
- German
- belagerung
These words mean nearly the same as Matsor.
These words rhyme with Matsor.
The word Matsor is part of these phrases and sayings.
- במצור ובמצוק
- מצור אווירי
- מצור ימי
- עיר מצור
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Matsor comes from the root צ־ו־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Matsor in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Matsor.
What does Matsor (מצור) mean in Hebrew?
Matsor (מצור) means siege. It is said matsor, with the stress on tsor.
What is a synonym for Matsor (מצור)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Matsor (מצור) are מצוק.
What rhymes with Matsor (מצור)?
Words that rhyme with Matsor (מצור) include אור, עור, צינור, מקור, אזור, and בור.
Is Matsor (מצור) masculine or feminine?
The word Matsor (מצור) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מצור of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.