Clove in Hebrew is צִפֹּרֶן (tzippóren).
It can also be said שן שום or שני שום, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
clove
/kləʊv/ /kloʊv/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for clove as a noun.
spice
- צִפֹּרֶןצפרןtzippórenfeminine
constitutive bulb of garlic
- שֵׁן שׁוּםשן שוםshen shummasculine
- שִׁנֵּי שׁוּםשני שוםshinéy shummasculineplural
This is more about the Hebrew word צִפֹּרֶן.
- Written with vowel points
- צִפֹּרֶן
- Written without vowel points
- צפרן
- Said
- tzippóren
- Plural
- צִפֹּרְנַיִם
- Its meanings in English
- clove, defective spelling of ציפורן
These English words share a Hebrew word with clove.
These words come before and after clove in the list.
These are the questions people ask about clove in Hebrew.
How do you say clove in Hebrew?
clove in Hebrew is צִפֹּרֶן, said tzippóren. Without vowel points it is written צפרן. Its plural is צִפֹּרְנַיִם.
What are other Hebrew words for clove?
Besides צפרן, clove can be said שֵׁן שׁוּם (shen shum) or שִׁנֵּי שׁוּם (shinéy shum), depending on the meaning.
Is צפרן masculine or feminine?
The word צפרן is feminine.
What else does צפרן mean in English?
Besides clove, צפרן can mean defective spelling of ציפורן.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry clove and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.