Rav malakh (רב מלח) means leading seaman in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
רַב מַלָּח
rav malakh
noun · masculine
In English
leading seaman
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Rav malakh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ימאותדרגת חוגר בציי מלחמה אחדים, המקבילה לדרגת רב טוראי בחילות היבשה. הייתה נהוגה גם בחיל הים הישראלי בשנותיו הראשונות.
The word Rav malakh is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- רַב מַלָּח
- Written without vowel points
- רב מלח
- Said
- rav malakh
- Plural
- רַבֵּי מַלָּחִים
- Inflections
- ר' רַבֵּי מַלָּחִים
- Gematria
- 280
This is how Rav malakh is said in other languages.
- English
- leading seaman
These words mean nearly the same as Rav malakh.
- רב טוראי
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words come before and after Rav malakh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Rav malakh.
What does Rav malakh (רב מלח) mean in Hebrew?
Rav malakh (רב מלח) means leading seaman. It is said rav malakh, with the stress on lakh.
What is a synonym for Rav malakh (רב מלח)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Rav malakh (רב מלח) are רב טוראי.
Is Rav malakh (רב מלח) masculine or feminine?
The word Rav malakh (רב מלח) is a masculine noun, and its plural is רַבֵּי מַלָּחִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry רב מלח of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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