מַצָּה
Meanings
Feminine noun
1. matzo, unleavened bread
2. dispute, quarrel, strife (biblical)
Pronunciation
matsá
Examples5
אָהַב פֶּשַׁע אָהַב מַצָּה
He loveth transgression that loveth strife;
הַמַּצָּה נחשבת למַאֲכָל יְהוּדִי, וּבחַג הַפֶּסַח מצווה לאָכְלָה וּלְהִתְנַזֵּר מֵחָמֵץ.
The matzo is considered to be a Jewish food, and on Passover one is commanded to eat it and to abstain from chametz.
הַמַּצָּה עָשׂוּיָה מִקֶּמַח וּמַיִם וְאֵינָהּ מְכִילָה שׁוּם תּוֹסָפוֹת.
The matzah is made from flour and water and does not contain any additives.
כְּרָכָן בסִיב וּבְלָעָן — אַף יְדֵי מַצָּה נָמֵי לֹא יָצָא.
If one wrapped matza and bitter herbs in a palm net, the thin interlacing of vines that sprouts around a palm tree, and swallowed them, he has not fulfilled his obligation even of eating matza.
כֵּן אִם בר מינן מֵת באוֹתָהּ דִּירָה אֵין לִשְׁפֹּךְ אֵת מֵי הַמַּצּוֹת.
Even if a deceased person dies in the same apartment, one does not spill the matzah water.