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Matzo in Hebrew is מַצָּה (matsá).

Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.

מַצָּה
matsá
noun · feminine
Recording by YaronSh, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons.
In English

matzo

/ˈmætsə/ /ˈmætsəʊ/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with M

These are the Hebrew words for matzo as a noun.

thin, unleavened bread

  • מַצָּהמצהmatsáfeminine

This is more about the Hebrew word מַצָּה.

Written with vowel points
מַצָּה
Written without vowel points
מצה
Said
matsá
Plural
מַצּוֹת
Its meanings in English
matzo, matzo, unleavened bread

These words come before and after matzo in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨matzo⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨matzo⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨matzo⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨מַצָּה⁩, said matsá. Without vowel points it is written ⁨מצה⁩. Its plural is ⁨מַצּוֹת⁩.

Is ⁨מצה⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨מצה⁩ is feminine.

What else does ⁨מצה⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨matzo⁩, ⁨מצה⁩ can mean ⁨matzo, unleavened bread⁩.

How is ⁨matzo⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨matzo⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈmætsə/, /ˈmætsəʊ/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry matzo and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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