Malakh kashir (מלח כשיר) means able seaman in Hebrew.
It can also mean able bodied seaman. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
מַלָּח כָּשִׁיר
malakh kashir
noun · masculine
In English
able seaman, able bodied seaman
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Malakh kashir.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1באוניות סוחר: שם הדרגה של מלח מנוסה, המוסמך לבצע את עבודות הסיפון הנהוגות באונייה.
- 2דרגת חוגר בציי המלחמה של בריטניה וקנדה, המקבילה לדרגת טוראי.
The word Malakh kashir is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מַלָּח כָּשִׁיר
- Written without vowel points
- מלח כשיר
- Said
- malakh kashir
- Plural
- מַלָּחִים כְּשִׁירִים
- Inflections
- ר' מַלָּחִים כְּשִׁירִים
- Gematria
- 608
This is how Malakh kashir is said in other languages.
- English
- able seaman, able bodied seaman
These words come before and after Malakh kashir in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Malakh kashir.
What does Malakh kashir (מלח כשיר) mean in Hebrew?
Malakh kashir (מלח כשיר) means able seaman and able bodied seaman. It is said malakh kashir, with the stress on lakh.
Is Malakh kashir (מלח כשיר) masculine or feminine?
The word Malakh kashir (מלח כשיר) is a masculine noun, and its plural is מַלָּחִים כְּשִׁירִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מלח כשיר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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