Malakh bakhir (מלח בכיר) means quartermaster in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
מַלָּח בָּכִיר
malakh bakhir
noun · masculine
In English
quartermaster
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Malakh bakhir.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1באניות מפרשים מלחמתיות: מלח ותיק ומנוסה, ששימש עוזר לרב החובלים ולחובלים במהלך המשמרת.
- 2באניות סוחר: מלח מנוסה, מתחת דרגת רב מלחים, העושה את משמרותיו בגשר כהגאי וכעוזר לקצין המשמרת, להבדיל מאחרים העוסקים בעבודות סיפון.
The word Malakh bakhir is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מַלָּח בָּכִיר
- Written without vowel points
- מלח בכיר
- Said
- malakh bakhir
- Plural
- מַלָּחִים בְּכִירִים
- Inflections
- ר' מַלָּחִים בְּכִירִים
- Gematria
- 310
This is how Malakh bakhir is said in other languages.
- English
- quartermaster
- Russian
- квартермейстер
- French
- quartier-maître
- German
- Quartiermeister
These words come before and after Malakh bakhir in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Malakh bakhir.
What does Malakh bakhir (מלח בכיר) mean in Hebrew?
Malakh bakhir (מלח בכיר) means quartermaster. It is said malakh bakhir, with the stress on lakh.
Is Malakh bakhir (מלח בכיר) masculine or feminine?
The word Malakh bakhir (מלח בכיר) is a masculine noun, and its plural is מַלָּחִים בְּכִירִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מלח בכיר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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