Onion in Hebrew is בָּצָל (batsál).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
In English
onion
/ˈʌnjən/ /ˈʌnj(ə)n/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for onion as a noun.
Allium cepa
- בָּצָלבצלbatsálmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
bulb
- בָּצָלבצלbatsálmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
This is more about the Hebrew word בָּצָל.
- Written with vowel points
- בָּצָל
- Written without vowel points
- בצל
- Said
- batsál
- Plural
- בְּצָלִים
- Its meanings in English
- onion, bulb
The Hebrew dictionary's page for בצל, with its synonyms and rhymes
These English words share a Hebrew word with onion.
These words come before and after onion in the list.
These are the questions people ask about onion in Hebrew.
How do you say onion in Hebrew?
onion in Hebrew is בָּצָל, said batsál. Without vowel points it is written בצל. Its plural is בְּצָלִים.
Is בצל masculine or feminine?
The word בצל is masculine.
What else does בצל mean in English?
Besides onion, בצל can mean bulb.
How is onion pronounced in English?
onion is pronounced /ˈʌnjən/, /ˈʌnj(ə)n/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry onion 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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