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Apricot in Hebrew is מִשְׁמֵשׁ (mishmesh).

Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.

מִשְׁמֵשׁ
mishmesh
noun · masculine
In English

apricot

/ˈeɪ.pɹɪ.kɒt/ /ˈeɪ.pɹɪ.kɑt/

English words in HebrewWords starting with A

These are the Hebrew words for apricot as a noun.

fruit

This is more about the Hebrew word מִשְׁמֵשׁ.

Written with vowel points
מִשְׁמֵשׁ
Written without vowel points
משמש
Said
mishmesh
Plural
מִשְׁמְשִׁים

The Hebrew dictionary's page for משמש, with its synonyms and rhymes

These words come before and after apricot in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨apricot⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨apricot⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨apricot⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨מִשְׁמֵשׁ⁩, said mishmesh. Without vowel points it is written ⁨משמש⁩. Its plural is ⁨מִשְׁמְשִׁים⁩.

Is ⁨משמש⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨משמש⁩ is masculine.

How is ⁨apricot⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨apricot⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈeɪ.pɹɪ.kɒt/, /ˈeɪ.pɹɪ.kɑt/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry apricot and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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