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Merots shlikhim (מרוץ שליחים) means relay race in Hebrew.

It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

מֵרוֹץ שְׁלִיחִים
merots shlikhim
noun · masculine
In English

relay race

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with מ

The dictionary gives one meaning for Merots shlikhim.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    תחרות ספורט הכוללת ארבעה רצים, כאשר כל אחד מהם רץ רבע מהמסלול. הראשון אוחז בידו מטה, ובתום המקטע שאותו הוא אמור לרוץ, הוא מעביר את המטה לרץ הבא וכו'.

The word Merots shlikhim is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
מֵרוֹץ שְׁלִיחִים
Written without vowel points
מרוץ שליחים
Said
merots shlikhim
Plural
מֵרוֹצֵי שְׁלִיחִים
Inflections
ר' מֵרוֹצֵי שְׁלִיחִים
Gematria
734

This is how Merots shlikhim is said in other languages.

English
relay race
Arabic
سباق المراحل
Russian
эстафета
Spanish
carrera de relevos
German
Staffelwettbewerb, Staffellauf, Staffelschwimmen

These words come before and after Merots shlikhim in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Merots shlikhim.

What does Merots shlikhim (⁨מרוץ שליחים⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Merots shlikhim (⁨מרוץ שליחים⁩) means relay race. It is said merots shlikhim, with the stress on rots.

Is Merots shlikhim (⁨מרוץ שליחים⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Merots shlikhim (⁨מרוץ שליחים⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨מֵרוֹצֵי שְׁלִיחִים⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מרוץ שליחים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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