Grain in Hebrew is גַּרְגִּיר (gargír).
It can also be said בר, דגן, or חספוס, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
grain
/ɡɹeɪn/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for grain as a noun.
single seed of grain
- גַּרְגִּירגרגירgargírmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
harvested seeds of various grass-related food crops
- בָּרברbarmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
crops from which grain is harvested
- דָּגָןדגןdagánmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
linear texture of material or surface
- חספוסkhispúsmasculine
- מרגבmirgávmasculine
single particle of a substance
- גַּרְגִּירגרגירgargírmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
This is more about the Hebrew word גַּרְגִּיר.
- Written with vowel points
- גַּרְגִּיר
- Written without vowel points
- גרגיר
- Said
- gargír
- Its meanings in English
- grain, granule, grain, caryopsis
The Hebrew dictionary's page for גרגיר, with its synonyms and rhymes
These English words share a Hebrew word with grain.
These words come before and after grain in the list.
These are the questions people ask about grain in Hebrew.
How do you say grain in Hebrew?
grain in Hebrew is גַּרְגִּיר, said gargír. Without vowel points it is written גרגיר.
What are other Hebrew words for grain?
Besides גרגיר, grain can be said בָּר (bar), דָּגָן (dagán), חספוס (khispús), or מרגב (mirgáv), depending on the meaning.
Is גרגיר masculine or feminine?
The word גרגיר is masculine.
What else does גרגיר mean in English?
Besides grain, גרגיר can mean granule, grain and caryopsis.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry grain and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.