מצה

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Hebrew

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Etymology

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Uncertain; it has traditionally been linked to מָצַץ (to suck) (with a literal meaning of "something that is sucked up or drained [out]", 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

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Noun

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מַצָּה (matsáf (plural indefinite מַצּוֹת, singular construct מַצַּת־, plural construct מַצּוֹת־) [pattern: קַטְלָה]

  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

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Descendants

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  • Yiddish: מצה (matse)
    • Dutch: matze

Noun

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מַצָּה (matsáf

  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

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  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

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Hebrew מַצָּה (matsá).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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מצה (matsef, plural מצות (matses)

  1. matzo

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