Galach (גלאח) means buzz cut in Hebrew.
It can also mean crew cut. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
גַּלַח
galach
noun · masculine
In English
buzz cut, crew cut
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Galach.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1עממיתספורת בה כל שיער הראש מקוצץ, והאדם נדמה כקרח.
The word Galach is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- גַּלַח
- Written without vowel points
- גלאח
- Said
- galach
- Root
- ג־ל־ח
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Gematria
- 42
This is how Galach is said in other languages.
- English
- buzz cut, crew cut
The word Galach comes from the root ג־ל־ח, like these words.
These words come before and after Galach in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Galach.
What does Galach (גלאח) mean in Hebrew?
Galach (גלאח) means buzz cut and crew cut. It is said galach, with the stress on ga.
Is Galach (גלאח) masculine or feminine?
The word Galach (גלאח) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry גלח of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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