Tsemakh (צמח) means plant in Hebrew.
It can also mean vegetable. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
צֶמַח
tsemakh
noun · masculine
In English
plant, vegetable
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Tsemakh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1פרט מממלכה של יצורים חיים חסרי יכולת ניידות, אשר תאי גופם מכילים כלורופיל.
וַיַּהֲפֹךְ אֶת־הֶעָרִים הָאֵל, וְאֵת כָּל־הַכִּכָּר; וְאֵת כָּל־יֹשְׁבֵי הֶעָרִים, וְצֶמַח הָאֲדָמָה.
- 2בהשאלהאדם בעל פגיעה מוחית שבעקבותיה הוא מרותק למיטה, אינו מסוגל לתקשר עם הסביבה בשום רמה ואינו שולט בגופו.
- 3שם פרטי לזכר.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Tsemakh is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- צֶמַח
- Written without vowel points
- צמח
- Said
- tsemakh
- Root
- צ־מ־ח
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- צְמָחִים
- Inflections
- ר' צְמָחִים, צִמְחֵי־
- Gematria
- 138
This is how Tsemakh is said in other languages.
- English
- plant, vegetable
- Arabic
- نبات
- Russian
- растение, овощ
- French
- plante, légume
- Spanish
- planta, vegetal
- German
- Pflanze, Gewächs, Dahinvegetierende
- Yiddish
- פֿלאַנץ, געוויקס
These words rhyme with Tsemakh.
The word Tsemakh is part of these phrases and sayings.
The word Tsemakh comes from the root צ־מ־ח, like these words.
These words come before and after Tsemakh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tsemakh.
What does Tsemakh (צמח) mean in Hebrew?
Tsemakh (צמח) means plant and vegetable. It is said tsemakh, with the stress on tse.
What rhymes with Tsemakh (צמח)?
Words that rhyme with Tsemakh (צמח) include קמח.
Is Tsemakh (צמח) masculine or feminine?
The word Tsemakh (צמח) is a masculine noun, and its plural is צְמָחִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry צמח of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.