Metsa'er (מְצַעֵר) means sorrowful in Hebrew.
It can also mean saddening and unfortunate. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
sorrowful, saddening, unfortunate
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Metsa'er.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שגורם לצער.
The word Metsa'er is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- מְצַעֵר
- Written without vowel points
- מצער
- Said
- metsa'er
- Root
- צ־ע־ר
- Pattern
- מְקַטֵּל
- Plural
- מְצַעֲרִים
- Feminine form
- מְצַעֶרֶת
- Inflections
- נ' מְצַעֶרֶת, ר' מְצַעֲרִים, נ"ר מְצַעֲרוֹת
- Gematria
- 400
This is how Metsa'er is said in other languages.
- English
- sorrowful, saddening, unfortunate
- French
- malheureux
These words mean nearly the same as Metsa'er.
- מעציב
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Metsa'er.
- משמח
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Metsa'er.
These words come before and after Metsa'er in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Metsa'er.
What does Metsa'er (מְצַעֵר) mean in Hebrew?
Metsa'er (מְצַעֵר) means sorrowful, saddening, and unfortunate. It is said metsa'er, with the stress on er.
What is a synonym for Metsa'er (מְצַעֵר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Metsa'er (מְצַעֵר) are מעציב.
What is the opposite of Metsa'er (מְצַעֵר)?
Words that mean the opposite of Metsa'er (מְצַעֵר) are משמח.
What rhymes with Metsa'er (מְצַעֵר)?
Words that rhyme with Metsa'er (מְצַעֵר) include חסר, עיוור, חבר, סיפר, גר, and זעיר.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מצער of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.