Tsimtsum (צמצום) means reduction in Hebrew.
It can also mean reefing and reef. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
reduction, reefing, reef
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Tsimtsum.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1הקטנת הערך המספרי.
- 2בישולבישול בסיר גלוי על אש קטנה, במטרה שחלק מהנוזל יתאדה ויעלה ריכוז התבשיל.
- 3כלכלה(בעיקר בריבוי) פיטורין בהיקף רחב.
- 4צִמְצוּם מִפְרָשׂ בסירות ובאוניות מפרשים: הקטנת שטחו של מפרש על ידי קיפול שפת המפרש על עצמה, או על ידי גלילתה על המנור או על היתר (סמוך).
The word Tsimtsum is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- צִמְצוּם
- Written without vowel points
- צמצום
- Said
- tsimtsum
- Root
- צ־מ־צ־מ
- Pattern
- קִטּוּל
- Plural
- צִמְצוּמִים
- Inflections
- ר' צִמְצוּמִים; צִמְצוּם־, צִמְצוּמֵי־
- Gematria
- 266
This is how Tsimtsum is said in other languages.
- English
- reduction, reefing, reef
- Arabic
- تَقْليص
- French
- prise de ris
- German
- Reffen
These words mean nearly the same as Tsimtsum.
These words mean the opposite of Tsimtsum.
- הרחבה
- שפעabundance
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Tsimtsum.
The word Tsimtsum is part of these phrases and sayings.
- פס צמצום
- פתיל צמצום
- שנצת צמצום
- עזק גלגלת הצמצום
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These words come before and after Tsimtsum in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tsimtsum.
What does Tsimtsum (צמצום) mean in Hebrew?
Tsimtsum (צמצום) means reduction, reefing, and reef. It is said tsimtsum, with the stress on tsum.
What is a synonym for Tsimtsum (צמצום)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Tsimtsum (צמצום) are מזעור and מיעוט.
What is the opposite of Tsimtsum (צמצום)?
Words that mean the opposite of Tsimtsum (צמצום) are הרחבה and שפע.
What rhymes with Tsimtsum (צמצום)?
Words that rhyme with Tsimtsum (צמצום) include תחום, חום, תשלום, תחום, שום, and זיהום.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry צמצום of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.