Metsiltayim (מצלתיים) means cymbals in Hebrew.

It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

מְצִלְתַּיִם

metsiltayim

noun · feminine

In English

cymbals

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionary Words starting with מ

The dictionary gives one meaning for Metsiltayim.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

1
כלי נגינה ממשפחת כלי ההקשה לו שתי מצילות עגולות וצלילה מופק על בהקשתן זו בזו.
וְדָוִיד וְכָל-יִשְׂרָאֵל מְשַׂחֲקִים לִפְנֵי הָאֱלֹהִים בְּכָל-עֹז וּבְשִׁירִים וּבְכִנֹּרוֹת וּבִנְבָלִים וּבְתֻפִּים וּבִמְצִלְתַּיִם וּבַחֲצֹצְרוֹת.
1 Chronicles 13:8

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Metsiltayim is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points: מְצִלְתַּיִם
Written without vowel points: מצלתיים
Said: metsiltayim
Inflections: למילה זו אין מופע ביחיד,כמו כן לא נפוצה צורה אחרת מלבד לצורת הזוגי.
Gematria: 620

This is how Metsiltayim is said in other languages.

English: cymbals
Russian: цимбала
French: cymbales
German: Becken

These words come before and after Metsiltayim in the dictionary.

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What does Metsiltayim (⁨מצלתיים⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Metsiltayim (⁨מצלתיים⁩) means cymbals. It is said metsiltayim, with the stress on ta.

What rhymes with Metsiltayim (⁨מצלתיים⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Metsiltayim (⁨מצלתיים⁩) include ⁨מים⁩, ⁨ירושלים⁩, ⁨שמיים⁩, ⁨מצרים⁩, ⁨מאזניים⁩, and ⁨צוהריים⁩.

Is Metsiltayim (⁨מצלתיים⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Metsiltayim (⁨מצלתיים⁩) is a feminine noun.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מצלתים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.