Metsila (מצילה) means gong in Hebrew.
It can also mean cymbal. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
מְצִלָּה
metsila
noun · feminine
In English
gong, cymbal
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Metsila.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1פעמון שטוח הנראה כצלחת מתכת, עליו מקישים בפטיש קטן להשמעת צליל.
בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא יִהְיֶה עַל מְצִלּוֹת הַסּוּס קֹדֶשׁ לה'
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Metsila is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מְצִלָּה
- Written without vowel points
- מצילה
- Said
- metsila
- Root
- צ־ל־ל
- Pattern
- מַקְטֵלָה
- Plural
- מְצִלּוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' מְצִלּוֹת
- Gematria
- 175
This is how Metsila is said in other languages.
- English
- gong, cymbal
- Spanish
- gong, platillo
The word Metsila comes from the root צ־ל־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Metsila in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Metsila.
What does Metsila (מצילה) mean in Hebrew?
Metsila (מצילה) means gong and cymbal. It is said metsila, with the stress on metsi.
Is Metsila (מצילה) masculine or feminine?
The word Metsila (מצילה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is מְצִלּוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מצלה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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