Olive oil in Hebrew is יִצְהָר (yiṣhār).
It can also be said שמן זית, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
יִצְהָר
yiṣhār
noun · masculine
In English
olive oil
These are the Hebrew words for olive oil as a noun.
oil pressed from olives
- יִצְהָריצהרyiṣhārmasculine
- שֶׁמֶן זַיִתשמן זיתshémen-záyitmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
This is more about the Hebrew word יִצְהָר.
- Written with vowel points
- יִצְהָר
- Written without vowel points
- יצהר
- Said
- yiṣhār
- Plural
- יִצְהָרִים
These English words share a Hebrew word with olive oil.
These words come before and after olive oil in the list.
These are the questions people ask about olive oil in Hebrew.
How do you say olive oil in Hebrew?
olive oil in Hebrew is יִצְהָר, said yiṣhār. Without vowel points it is written יצהר. Its plural is יִצְהָרִים.
What are other Hebrew words for olive oil?
Besides יצהר, olive oil can be said שֶׁמֶן זַיִת (shémen-záyit), depending on the meaning.
Is יצהר masculine or feminine?
The word יצהר is masculine.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry olive oil 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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