Tsiltsal (צלצל) means cymbal in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
cymbal
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Tsiltsal.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כלי נגינה הנזכר במקרא, מצלתיים או מצילה (גונג).
וְדָוִד וְכָל בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל מְשַׂחֲקִים לִפְנֵי אדני בְּכֹל עֲצֵי בְרוֹשִׁים וּבְכִנֹּרוֹת וּבִנְבָלִים וּבְתֻפִּים וּבִמְנַעַנְעִים וּבְצֶלְצֱלִים.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Tsiltsal is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- צִלְצָל
- Written without vowel points
- צלצל
- Said
- tsiltsal
- Root
- צ־ל־צ־ל
- Pattern
- קִטָּל
- Plural
- צִלְצָלִים
- Inflections
- ר' צִלְצָלִים; צִלְצַל־, ר' צִלְצְלֵי־
- Gematria
- 240
This is how Tsiltsal is said in other languages.
- English
- cymbal
These words rhyme with Tsiltsal.
The word Tsiltsal is part of these phrases and sayings.
- צלצלי שמע
- צלצלי תרועה
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The word Tsiltsal comes from the root צ־ל־צ־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Tsiltsal in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tsiltsal.
What does Tsiltsal (צלצל) mean in Hebrew?
Tsiltsal (צלצל) means cymbal. It is said tsiltsal, with the stress on tsal.
What rhymes with Tsiltsal (צלצל)?
Words that rhyme with Tsiltsal (צלצל) include מאכל, קל, על, חלל, חשמל, and פעל.
Is Tsiltsal (צלצל) masculine or feminine?
The word Tsiltsal (צלצל) is a masculine noun, and its plural is צִלְצָלִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry צלצל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.