Maliakh (מליח) means herring in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
herring
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Maliakh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1דג ממשפחת הסרדינאים המשמש למאכל אחר עישונו או מליחתו.
The word Maliakh is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מָלִיחַ
- Written without vowel points
- מליח
- Said
- maliakh
- Root
- מ־ל־ח
- Pattern
- קָטִיל
- Plural
- מְלִיחִים
- Inflections
- ר' מְלִיחִים
- Gematria
- 88
This is how Maliakh is said in other languages.
- English
- herring
These words mean nearly the same as Maliakh.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Maliakh.
The word Maliakh comes from the root מ־ל־ח, like these words.
These words come before and after Maliakh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Maliakh.
What does Maliakh (מליח) mean in Hebrew?
Maliakh (מליח) means herring. It is said maliakh, with the stress on li.
What is a synonym for Maliakh (מליח)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Maliakh (מליח) are דג מלוח, הרינג, and מתיאס.
What rhymes with Maliakh (מליח)?
Words that rhyme with Maliakh (מליח) include שיח, צריח, שליח, משיח, שיח, and קשיח.
Is Maliakh (מליח) masculine or feminine?
The word Maliakh (מליח) is a masculine noun, and its plural is מְלִיחִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מליח of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.