Garlic in Hebrew is שׁוּם (shum).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
שׁוּם
shum
noun · masculine
In English
garlic
/ˈɡɑːlɪk/ /ˈɡɑɹlɪk/
These are the Hebrew words for garlic as a noun.
plant
- שׁוּםשוםshummasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
These English words share a Hebrew word with garlic.
These words come before and after garlic in the list.
These are the questions people ask about garlic in Hebrew.
How do you say garlic in Hebrew?
garlic in Hebrew is שׁוּם, said shum. Without vowel points it is written שום.
Is שום masculine or feminine?
The word שום is masculine.
How is garlic pronounced in English?
garlic is pronounced /ˈɡɑːlɪk/, /ˈɡɑɹlɪk/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry garlic 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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