Shemen zayit (שמן זית) means olive oil in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שֶׁמֶן זַיִת
shemen zayit
noun · masculine
In English
olive oil
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shemen zayit.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שמן המופק מזיתים.
וְאַתָּה תְּצַוֶּה אֶת-בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, וְיִקְחוּ אֵלֶיךָ שֶׁמֶן זַיִת זָךְ כָּתִית-לַמָּאוֹר: לְהַעֲלֹת נֵר, תָּמִיד.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Shemen zayit is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שֶׁמֶן זַיִת
- Written without vowel points
- שמן זית
- Said
- shemen zayit
- Gematria
- 807
This is how Shemen zayit is said in other languages.
- English
- olive oil
- Arabic
- زيت زيتون
- French
- huile d'olive
The word Shemen zayit is part of these phrases and sayings.
- שמן זית זך
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These words come before and after Shemen zayit in the dictionary.
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What does Shemen zayit (שמן זית) mean in Hebrew?
Shemen zayit (שמן זית) means olive oil. It is said shemen zayit, with the stress on she.
Is Shemen zayit (שמן זית) masculine or feminine?
The word Shemen zayit (שמן זית) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שמן זית of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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