Tiras (תירס) means maize in Hebrew.
It can also mean corn. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
תִּירָס
tiras
noun · masculine
In English
maize, corn
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Tiras.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1דגן תרבותי, הצומח לגובה של עד שני מטרים, בעל שיבולת נאכלת הקרויה קלח. הגרעינים משמשים גם להאכלת חיות משק.
- 2הספרדים הם שהביאו את התירס שמוצאו מאמריקה. דרכם הוכנס התירס לארצות צפון אפריקה; סוחרים מהמזרח התיכון, שבאירופה כונו בשם הכללי "טורקים", הם שהביאו אותו לארצות אירופה ומכאן השם "דגן טורקי".
The word Tiras is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- תִּירָס
- Written without vowel points
- תירס
- Said
- tiras
- Gematria
- 670
This is how Tiras is said in other languages.
- English
- maize, corn
- Arabic
- ذرة
- Russian
- кукуруза
- French
- maïs
- Spanish
- maíz
- German
- Mais
The word Tiras is part of these phrases and sayings.
- פצפוצי תירס
- קמח תירס
- שמן תירס
- תירס חם
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These words come before and after Tiras in the dictionary.
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What does Tiras (תירס) mean in Hebrew?
Tiras (תירס) means maize and corn. It is said tiras, with the stress on ti.
Is Tiras (תירס) masculine or feminine?
The word Tiras (תירס) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry תירס of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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