Tseva adom (צבע אדום) means red alert in Hebrew.
It can also mean code red. It is an interjection, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
צֶבַע אָדֹם
tseva adom
interjection
In English
red alert, code red
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Tseva adom.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1התרעה מפני ירי של רקטות קצרות טווח באמצעות מערכת כריזה; השם צבע אדום משמש בנוסף לכינוי האזעקה הנשמעת ממערכת זו.
The word Tseva adom is an interjection.
- Written with vowel points
- צֶבַע אָדֹם
- Written without vowel points
- צבע אדום
- Said
- tseva adom
- Root
- צ־ב־ע
- Gematria
- 213
This is how Tseva adom is said in other languages.
- English
- red alert, code red
- Russian
- Цева адом
- German
- Farbe Rot
The word Tseva adom comes from the root צ־ב־ע, like these words.
These words come before and after Tseva adom in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tseva adom.
What does Tseva adom (צבע אדום) mean in Hebrew?
Tseva adom (צבע אדום) means red alert and code red. It is said tseva adom, with the stress on tse.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry צבע אדום of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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