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Dye in Hebrew is צֶבַע (tsévaʿ).

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

צֶבַע
tsévaʿ
noun · masculine
In English

dye

/daɪ/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with D

These are the Hebrew words for dye as a noun.

a colourant, especially one that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is applied

These are the Hebrew words for dye as a verb.

to colour with dye

  • צָבַעצבעtsaváʿ

This is more about the Hebrew word צֶבַע.

Written with vowel points
צֶבַע
Written without vowel points
צבע
Said
tsévaʿ
Plural
צְבָעִים
Its meanings in English
dye, color, colour, paint, dye, colourant

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with dye.

These words come before and after dye in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨dye⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨dye⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨dye⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨צֶבַע⁩, said tsévaʿ. Without vowel points it is written ⁨צבע⁩. Its plural is ⁨צְבָעִים⁩.

Is ⁨צבע⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨צבע⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨צבע⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨dye⁩, ⁨צבע⁩ can mean ⁨color, colour, paint, and dye, colourant⁩.

How is ⁨dye⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨dye⁩ is pronounced ⁨/daɪ/⁩.

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