Tseva maakhal (צבע מאכל) means food coloring in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
צֶבַע מַאֲכָל
tseva maakhal
noun · masculine
In English
food coloring
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Tseva maakhal.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1תוסף מזון הנועד להקנות לו צבע מלאכותי.
The word Tseva maakhal is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- צֶבַע מַאֲכָל
- Written without vowel points
- צבע מאכל
- Said
- tseva maakhal
- Root
- צ־ב־ע
- Plural
- צִבְעֵי מַאֲכָל
- Inflections
- ר' צִבְעֵי מַאֲכָל
- Gematria
- 253
This is how Tseva maakhal is said in other languages.
- English
- food coloring
- Russian
- Пищевые красители
- French
- colorant alimentaire
- Spanish
- colorante alimentario
- German
- Lebensmittelfarbstoff
The word Tseva maakhal comes from the root צ־ב־ע, like these words.
These words come before and after Tseva maakhal in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tseva maakhal.
What does Tseva maakhal (צבע מאכל) mean in Hebrew?
Tseva maakhal (צבע מאכל) means food coloring. It is said tseva maakhal, with the stress on tse.
Is Tseva maakhal (צבע מאכל) masculine or feminine?
The word Tseva maakhal (צבע מאכל) is a masculine noun, and its plural is צִבְעֵי מַאֲכָל.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry צבע מאכל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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