מצה

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Hebrew

Etymology

Uncertain; it has traditionally been linked to מָצַץ (“to suck”) (with a literal meaning of "something that is sucked up or drained ", presumably referring to the leaven), but this derivation is not without its problems. Various alternate etymologies have been suggested, including that it may be a non-Semitic loanword (compare Ancient Greek μᾶζα (mâza, “barley-bread or cake”)) or that it may be

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from the root נ־צ־ה relating to haste (meaning "something that is prepared in haste").[1][2]

.מצה מרובעת
Root
מ־צ־ץ (m-ts-ts)

Pronunciation

Noun

מַצָּה • (matsá) f (plural indefinite מַצּוֹת, singular construct מַצַּת־, plural construct מַצּוֹת־)

  1. matzo
    המצה נחשבת למאכל יהודי, ובחג הפסח מצווה לאכלה ולהתנזר מחמץ.
    The matzo is considered to be a Jewish food, and on Passover one is commanded to eat it and to abstain from chametz.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Yiddish: מצה (matse)
    • → Dutch: matze

Noun

מַצָּה • (matsá) f

  1. (biblical) dispute, quarrel, strife
    • Tanach, Proverbs 17:19, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      אֹהֵב פֶּשַׁע אֹהֵב מַצָּה
      'ohév pésha' 'ohév matsá
      ʾōhēḇ péšaʿ ʾōhēḇ maṣṣā
      He loveth transgression that loveth strife;

References

  1. ^ Ludwig Koehler et al. ed., מַצָּה, The Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament vol. 2 (Leiden 1995) pp. 621-622.
  2. ^ Ernest Klein, מַצָּה, A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary Of The Hebrew Language (Jerusalem 1987) p. 374.
  • “מצה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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Anagrams

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew מַצָּה (matsá).

Pronunciation

Noun

מצה • (matse) f, plural מצות (matses)

  1. matzo

Derived terms

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