Cotton wool in Hebrew is צֶמֶר גֶּפֶן (tzémer géfen).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
צֶמֶר גֶּפֶן
tzémer géfen
noun · masculine
In English
cotton wool
/ˈkɒtən wʊl/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for cotton wool as a noun.
raw fibers of cotton
- צֶמֶר גֶּפֶןצמר גפןtzémer géfenmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
absorbent cotton
- צֶמֶר גֶּפֶןצמר גפןtsémer géfenmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
These words come before and after cotton wool in the list.
These are the questions people ask about cotton wool in Hebrew.
How do you say cotton wool in Hebrew?
cotton wool in Hebrew is צֶמֶר גֶּפֶן, said tzémer géfen. Without vowel points it is written צמר גפן.
Is צמר גפן masculine or feminine?
The word צמר גפן is masculine.
How is cotton wool pronounced in English?
cotton wool is pronounced /ˈkɒtən wʊl/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry cotton wool 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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