Vermilion in Hebrew is שָׁשַׁר (shashár).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
שָׁשַׁר
shashár
noun · masculine
In English
vermilion
/vəˈmɪl.jən/ /vɚˈmɪl.jən/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for vermilion as a noun.
colour
- שָׁשַׁרששרshashármasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
These words come before and after vermilion in the list.
These are the questions people ask about vermilion in Hebrew.
How do you say vermilion in Hebrew?
vermilion in Hebrew is שָׁשַׁר, said shashár. Without vowel points it is written ששר.
Is ששר masculine or feminine?
The word ששר is masculine.
How is vermilion pronounced in English?
vermilion is pronounced /vəˈmɪl.jən/, /vɚˈmɪl.jən/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry vermilion 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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