Colors צבעים

11 Hebrew words on colors — with pictures, native audio and example sentences. The adjective agrees in gender and number with the noun.

English	Hebrew	Note
red	אדום	⚠️ GenderColours agree: אדום / אדומה / אדומים / אדומות.
blue	כחול	כחול-לבן ('blue-white') means Israeli-made — the colours of the flag.
green	ירוק	🔗 Rootי-ר-ק — also ירקות (vegetables), 'the greens'.
yellow	צהוב	עיתונות צהובה is the tabloid press — the same metaphor as in English.
black	שחור	Black coffee is קפה שחור.
white	לבן	גבינה לבנה ('white cheese') is the everyday Israeli soft cheese.
gray	אפור	🔗 RootFrom אפר (ash) — 'ash-coloured'.
brown	חום	👓 Same spellingWithout vowel marks identical to חום (heat, fever) — context decides.
pink	ורוד	🔗 RootFrom ורד (a rose) — like 'rosy'.
orange	כתום	The fruit is תפוז — unlike English, the colour name has nothing to do with it.
purple	סגול	The same a-o pattern as the other basic colours: אדום, ירוק, כחול.