Vegetable oil in Hebrew is שמן צמחי (shémen tsimkhí).
It can also be said שמן, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
שמן צמחי
shémen tsimkhí
noun · masculine
In English
vegetable oil
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for vegetable oil as a noun.
oil produced from plants
- שמן צמחיshémen tsimkhímasculine
- שֶׁמֶןשמןshémenmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
These English words share a Hebrew word with vegetable oil.
These words come before and after vegetable oil in the list.
These are the questions people ask about vegetable oil in Hebrew.
How do you say vegetable oil in Hebrew?
vegetable oil in Hebrew is שמן צמחי, said shémen tsimkhí.
What are other Hebrew words for vegetable oil?
Besides שמן צמחי, vegetable oil can be said שֶׁמֶן (shémen), depending on the meaning.
Is שמן צמחי masculine or feminine?
The word שמן צמחי is masculine.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry vegetable 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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