Tavlin (תבלין) means spice in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
תַּבְלִין
tavlin
noun · masculine
In English
spice
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Tavlin.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1דבר־מה, עפ"ר בצורת אבקה ומן הצומח, שמוסיפים למזון על־מנת לשפר ולהעצים את טעמו.
- 2בהשאלהדבר הנוסף למסגרת קיימת כדי להוסיף בה טעם ועניין.
The word Tavlin is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- תַּבְלִין
- Written without vowel points
- תבלין
- Said
- tavlin
- Root
- ת־ב־ל
- Plural
- תַּבְלִינִים
- Inflections
- ר' תַּבְלִינִים; תַּבְלִין־, ר' תַּבְלִינֵי־
- Gematria
- 492
This is how Tavlin is said in other languages.
- English
- spice
- Arabic
- بهار, تابل
- Russian
- приправа
- German
- Gewürz
These words mean nearly the same as Tavlin.
These words rhyme with Tavlin.
The word Tavlin comes from the root ת־ב־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Tavlin in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tavlin.
What does Tavlin (תבלין) mean in Hebrew?
Tavlin (תבלין) means spice. It is said tavlin, with the stress on lin.
What is a synonym for Tavlin (תבלין)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Tavlin (תבלין) are גוון and סממן.
What rhymes with Tavlin (תבלין)?
Words that rhyme with Tavlin (תבלין) include מין, גרעין, מן, דין, נישואין, and מין.
Is Tavlin (תבלין) masculine or feminine?
The word Tavlin (תבלין) is a masculine noun, and its plural is תַּבְלִינִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry תבלין of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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