Oil in Hebrew is שֶׁמֶן (shémen).
It can also be said נפט, שמן צמחי, or שימן, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
oil
/ɔɪl/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for oil as a noun.
liquid fat
- שֶׁמֶןשמןshémenmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
petroleum-based liquid
- שֶׁמֶןשמןshémenmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
- נֵפְטְנפטneftmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
oil produced from plants
- שמן צמחיshémen tsimkhímasculine
- שֶׁמֶןשמןshémenmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
These are the Hebrew words for oil as a verb.
lubricate with oil
- שימןshimén
to grease with oil for cooking
- שימןshimén
This is more about the Hebrew word שֶׁמֶן.
- Written with vowel points
- שֶׁמֶן
- Written without vowel points
- שמן
- Said
- shémen
- Plural
- שְׁמָנִים
- Its meanings in English
- oil, cooking oil
The Hebrew dictionary's page for שמן, with its synonyms and rhymes
These English words share a Hebrew word with oil.
These words come before and after oil in the list.
These are the questions people ask about oil in Hebrew.
How do you say oil in Hebrew?
oil in Hebrew is שֶׁמֶן, said shémen. Without vowel points it is written שמן. Its plural is שְׁמָנִים.
What are other Hebrew words for oil?
Besides שמן, oil can be said נֵפְטְ (neft), שמן צמחי (shémen tsimkhí), or שימן (shimén), depending on the meaning.
Is שמן masculine or feminine?
The word שמן is masculine.
What else does שמן mean in English?
Besides oil, שמן can mean cooking oil.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry oil and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.