Tsok (צוֹק) means pressure in Hebrew.
It can also mean distress. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
pressure, distress
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Tsok.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מצוקה, לחץ, קושי, צרה. מוכר בעיקר כחלק מהביטוי "צוק העיתים".
- 2מצוּק ומצוֹק, אתר האקדמיה ללשון העברית
The word Tsok is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- צוֹק
- Written without vowel points
- צוק
- Said
- tsok
- Root
- צ־ו־ק
- Pattern
- קוֹל
- Plural
- צוֹקים
- Inflections
- ר' צוֹקים, צוֹק־, ר' צוֹקֵי־
- Gematria
- 196
This is how Tsok is said in other languages.
- English
- pressure, distress
These words mean nearly the same as Tsok.
- מצוקpinch
- צוקה
- מועקהdistress
- דחקות
- טרדנות
- דאבה
- מצוקהdistress
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Tsok.
- הקלהrelief
- רווחה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Tsok.
The word Tsok is part of these phrases and sayings.
- צוק העיתים
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Tsok comes from the root צ־ו־ק, like these words.
These words come before and after Tsok in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tsok.
What does Tsok (צוֹק) mean in Hebrew?
Tsok (צוֹק) means pressure and distress. It is said tsok, with the stress on tsok.
What is a synonym for Tsok (צוֹק)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Tsok (צוֹק) are מצוק, צוקה, מועקה, דחקות, טרדנות, and דאבה.
What is the opposite of Tsok (צוֹק)?
Words that mean the opposite of Tsok (צוֹק) are הקלה and רווחה.
What rhymes with Tsok (צוֹק)?
Words that rhyme with Tsok (צוֹק) include מתוק, דוק, שוק, תינוק, ירוק, and חוק.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry צוק of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.