Colour words in Hebrew

Words for colours in Hebrew with notes on their etymology, usage and symbolic connotations.

black - (shakhor) שחור

Comes from the root SH-KH-R, which means "dawn" (when the sky is black)

white
white

red

yellow

blue

green

brown

pink

orange

grey

purple

beige

silver

gold

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