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Tsemed (צמד) means pair in Hebrew.

It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

צֶמֶד
tsemed
noun · masculine
In English

pair

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with צ

The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Tsemed.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    שני פרטים הקשורים במידה ברורה אחד לשני.
    וְלֹא-אָבָה הָאִישׁ לָלוּן וַיָּקָם וַיֵּלֶךְ וַיָּבֹא עַד-נֹכַח יְבוּס הִיא יְרוּשָׁלִָם וְעִמּוֹ צֶמֶד חֲמוֹרִים חֲבוּשִׁים וּפִילַגְשׁוֹ עִמּוֹ.
  2. 2
    מידת שטח קדומה
    וַתְּהִי הַמַּכָּה הָרִאשֹׁנָה אֲשֶׁר הִכָּה יוֹנָתָן וְנֹשֵׂא כֵלָיו כְּעֶשְׂרִים אִישׁ כְּבַחֲצִי מַעֲנָה צֶמֶד שָׂדֶה.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Tsemed is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
צֶמֶד
Written without vowel points
צמד
Said
tsemed
Root
צ־מ־ד
Pattern
קֶטֶל
Plural
: צְמָדִים
Inflections
נ"י: צֶמֶד־, ר': צְמָדִים, נ"ר: צִמְדֵי־, כ': צִמְדִּי, צִמְדּוֹ, צִמְדֵּךְ, צִמְדֵיהֶן
Gematria
134

This is how Tsemed is said in other languages.

English
pair
Arabic
زَوْج

These words mean nearly the same as Tsemed.

  • זוג
  • דואו

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These words rhyme with Tsemed.

The word Tsemed is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • צמד בקר
  • צמד חמד

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The word Tsemed comes from the root צ־מ־ד, like these words.

These words come before and after Tsemed in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Tsemed.

What does Tsemed (⁨צמד⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Tsemed (⁨צמד⁩) means pair. It is said tsemed, with the stress on tse.

What is a synonym for Tsemed (⁨צמד⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Tsemed (⁨צמד⁩) are ⁨זוג⁩ and ⁨דואו⁩.

What rhymes with Tsemed (⁨צמד⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Tsemed (⁨צמד⁩) include ⁨חמד⁩.

Is Tsemed (⁨צמד⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Tsemed (⁨צמד⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨: צְמָדִים⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry צמד of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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