Saffron in Hebrew is זְעַפְרָן (ze'afrán).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
זְעַפְרָן
ze'afrán
noun · masculine
In English
saffron
/ˈsæfɹən/ /ˈsæfɹɒn/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for saffron as a noun.
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- זְעַפְרָןזעפרןze'afránmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
These words come before and after saffron in the list.
These are the questions people ask about saffron in Hebrew.
How do you say saffron in Hebrew?
saffron in Hebrew is זְעַפְרָן, said ze'afrán. Without vowel points it is written זעפרן.
Is זעפרן masculine or feminine?
The word זעפרן is masculine.
How is saffron pronounced in English?
saffron is pronounced /ˈsæfɹən/, /ˈsæfɹɒn/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry saffron 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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