Batsal (בצל) means bulb in Hebrew.
It can also mean onion. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
bulb, onion
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Batsal.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ירק מאכל ממחלקת החד פסיגיים השייך למשפחת השומיים. הבצל הינו בעל שורש בצלי יבש, וגבעולים ירוקים ורכים.
זָכַרְנוּ אֶת-הַדָּגָה אֲשֶׁר-נֹאכַל בְּמִצְרַיִם חִנָּם אֵת הַקִּשֻּׁאִים וְאֵת הָאֲבַטִּחִים וְאֶת-הֶחָצִיר וְאֶת-הַבְּצָלִים וְאֶת-הַשּׁוּמִים
- 2בוטניקהאיבר אגירה של צמח גאופיט הנמצא מתחת לאדמה, המורכב משכבות עלים העוטפות זו את זו.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Batsal is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- בָּצָל
- Written without vowel points
- בצל
- Said
- batsal
- Root
- ב־צ־ל
- Pattern
- קָטָל
- Plural
- בְּצָלִים
- Inflections
- ר' בְּצָלִים; ס"ר בְּצָלֵי־
- Gematria
- 122
This is how Batsal is said in other languages.
- English
- bulb, onion
- Arabic
- بصل
- Russian
- луковица, лук
- French
- bulbe, oignon
- Spanish
- bulbo, cebolla
- German
- Zwiebel
These words mean nearly the same as Batsal.
- שום נבוב
- פקעתcorm
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Batsal.
The word Batsal is part of these phrases and sayings.
- בצל הגינה
- בצל ירוק
- טבעת בצל
- בצל יבש
- אכול בצל ושב בצל
- יום עסל יום בצל
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Batsal comes from the root ב־צ־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Batsal in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Batsal.
What does Batsal (בצל) mean in Hebrew?
Batsal (בצל) means bulb and onion. It is said batsal, with the stress on tsal.
What is a synonym for Batsal (בצל)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Batsal (בצל) are שום נבוב and פקעת.
What rhymes with Batsal (בצל)?
Words that rhyme with Batsal (בצל) include מאכל, קל, על, חלל, חשמל, and פעל.
Is Batsal (בצל) masculine or feminine?
The word Batsal (בצל) is a masculine noun, and its plural is בְּצָלִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בצל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.