Kelekh (כלך) means giant fennel in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
כֶּלֶךְ
kelekh
noun · masculine
In English
giant fennel
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Kelekh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1סוג של צמחים ממשפחת הסוככים (שמו המדעי: ferula).
- 2אין קשר לכלך בלשון חז"ל שהוא סיב המשמש לאריגים, אולי סוג של משי.
- 3למעשה יש כאן טעות בוטנית, fennel הוא שומר, והכלך המצוי נקרא כך כי מאד דומה לשומר.
The word Kelekh is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כֶּלֶךְ
- Written without vowel points
- כלך
- Said
- kelekh
- Plural
- כְּלָכִים
- Inflections
- ר' כְּלָכִים; כֶּלֶךְ־, ר' כִּלְכֵי־
- Gematria
- 70
This is how Kelekh is said in other languages.
- English
- giant fennel
- Arabic
- كلخ
These words rhyme with Kelekh.
These words come before and after Kelekh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kelekh.
What does Kelekh (כלך) mean in Hebrew?
Kelekh (כלך) means giant fennel. It is said kelekh, with the stress on ke.
What rhymes with Kelekh (כלך)?
Words that rhyme with Kelekh (כלך) include מלך, הלך, פלך, and פלך.
Is Kelekh (כלך) masculine or feminine?
The word Kelekh (כלך) is a masculine noun, and its plural is כְּלָכִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כלך of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.