מַצָּה
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Meanings
Feminine noun
1. matzo, unleavened bread
2. dispute, quarrel, strife (biblical)
Pronunciation
matsá
Examples5
He loveth transgression that loveth strife;
The matzo is considered to be a Jewish food, and on Passover one is commanded to eat it and to abstain from chametz.
The matzah is made from flour and water and does not contain any additives.
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.
Even if a deceased person dies in the same apartment, one does not spill the matzah water.