Tseva yesod (צבע יסוד) means primary colour in Hebrew.
It can also mean primer and priming paint. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
צֶבַע יְסוֹד
tseva yesod
noun · masculine
In English
primary colour, primer, priming paint
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Tseva yesod.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1צבע שאינו תלוי בצבעים אחרים, כך שלא ניתן ליצור אותו על ידי ערבוב צבעים אחרים ביחסים מסוימים.
- 2צבע המשמש לצביעת השכבה הראשונה של משטח, עליו צובעים את השכבות הנוספות בצבע הנקרא עליון.
The word Tseva yesod is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- צֶבַע יְסוֹד
- Written without vowel points
- צבע יסוד
- Said
- tseva yesod
- Plural
- צִבְעֵי יְסוֹד
- Inflections
- ר' צִבְעֵי יְסוֹד
- Gematria
- 242
This is how Tseva yesod is said in other languages.
- English
- primary colour, primer, priming paint
- Arabic
- لون رئيسي
- French
- couleur primaire
- Spanish
- color primario
- German
- grundfarbe
These words come before and after Tseva yesod in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tseva yesod.
What does Tseva yesod (צבע יסוד) mean in Hebrew?
Tseva yesod (צבע יסוד) means primary colour, primer, and priming paint. It is said tseva yesod, with the stress on tse.
Is Tseva yesod (צבע יסוד) masculine or feminine?
The word Tseva yesod (צבע יסוד) is a masculine noun, and its plural is צִבְעֵי יְסוֹד.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry צבע יסוד of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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