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Black caraway in Hebrew is קֶצַח (qétzaẖ).

It can also be said כמון שחור, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.

קֶצַח
qétzaẖ
noun · feminine
In English

black caraway

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with B

These are the Hebrew words for black caraway as a noun.

Nigella sativa

  • קֶצַחקצחqétzaẖfeminine

spice from Nigella sativa

  • קֶצַחקצחqéṣaḥmasculine
  • כַּמּוֹן שָׁחֹורכמון שחורkammṓn šāḥṓrmasculine

This is more about the Hebrew word קֶצַח.

Written with vowel points
קֶצַח
Written without vowel points
קצח
Said
qétzaẖ
Its meanings in English
black caraway, black cumin, Nigella sativa

These English words share a Hebrew word with black caraway.

These words come before and after black caraway in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨black caraway⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨black caraway⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨black caraway⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨קֶצַח⁩, said qétzaẖ. Without vowel points it is written ⁨קצח⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨black caraway⁩?

Besides ⁨קצח⁩, ⁨black caraway⁩ can be said ⁨כַּמּוֹן שָׁחֹור⁩ (kammṓn šāḥṓr), depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨קצח⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨קצח⁩ is feminine.

What else does ⁨קצח⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨black caraway⁩, ⁨קצח⁩ can mean ⁨black cumin, Nigella sativa⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry black caraway 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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