Tseva (צבע) means color in Hebrew.
It can also mean colour, paint, and dye. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
color, colour, paint, dye
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Tseva.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1תפיסה חושית של האור הנראה, בפרט אורך הגל.
- 2חומר המשמש לצביעה, לסיוד או לציפוי.
הֲלֹא יִמְצְאוּ יְחַלְּקוּ שָׁלָל רַחַם רַחֲמָתַיִם לְרֹאשׁ גֶּבֶר שְׁלַל צְבָעִים לְסִיסְרָא שְׁלַל צְבָעִים רִקְמָה צֶבַע רִקְמָתַיִם לְצַוְּארֵי שָׁלָל
- 3צילוםהצגה של תמונה, ציור או סרט ביותר משני צבעים (1).
- 4סומק, הגוון הטבעי של הפנים.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Tseva is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- צֶבַע
- Written without vowel points
- צבע
- Said
- tseva
- Root
- צ־ב־ע
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- צְבָעִים
- Inflections
- ר' צְבָעִים, צִבְעֵי־
- Gematria
- 162
This is how Tseva is said in other languages.
- English
- color, colour, paint, dye
- Arabic
- لون, دهان
- Russian
- краска
- French
- couleur
- Spanish
- color
- German
- Farbe
These words mean nearly the same as Tseva.
- גוון
- כרום
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Tseva.
- מונוכרום
- שחור לבן
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Tseva.
The word Tseva is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אזון צבעים
- הפרדת צבעים
- כיול צבע
- כושר הפרדת צבע
- כתבת צבע
- לוח צבעים
- מפת צבעים
- מפתח צבעים
- מטען צבע
- מרחב צבעים
- סלם-צבעים
- עור צבעים
- עורון צבעים
- צבע אקרילי
- צבע גורע
- צבע חם
- צבע יסוד
- צבע מאכל
- צבע-מים
- צבע משלים
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Tseva comes from the root צ־ב־ע, like these words.
These words come before and after Tseva in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tseva.
What does Tseva (צבע) mean in Hebrew?
Tseva (צבע) means color, colour, and paint. It is said tseva, with the stress on tse.
What is a synonym for Tseva (צבע)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Tseva (צבע) are גוון and כרום.
What is the opposite of Tseva (צבע)?
Words that mean the opposite of Tseva (צבע) are מונוכרום and שחור לבן.
What rhymes with Tseva (צבע)?
Words that rhyme with Tseva (צבע) include טבע, רבע, and רבע.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry צבע of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.