Rosh hamalakhim (ראש המלחים) means quartermaster in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
רֹאשׁ הַמַלָּחִים
rosh hamalakhim
noun · masculine
In English
quartermaster
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Rosh hamalakhim.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1באוניות פירטים במאות 17-18: מלח ותיק ומנוסה, שני לקפטן בהייררכיה של החבורה, שנבחר לתפקידו בהצבעה על ידי צוות המלחים. שימש כדוברם ונציגם של המלחים מול הקפטן.
The word Rosh hamalakhim is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- רֹאשׁ הַמַלָּחִים
- Written without vowel points
- ראש המלחים
- Said
- rosh hamalakhim
- Plural
- רָאשֵׁי הַמַלָּחִים
- Inflections
- ר' רָאשֵׁי הַמַלָּחִים
- Gematria
- 634
This is how Rosh hamalakhim is said in other languages.
- English
- quartermaster
These words come before and after Rosh hamalakhim in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Rosh hamalakhim.
What does Rosh hamalakhim (ראש המלחים) mean in Hebrew?
Rosh hamalakhim (ראש המלחים) means quartermaster. It is said rosh hamalakhim, with the stress on khim.
Is Rosh hamalakhim (ראש המלחים) masculine or feminine?
The word Rosh hamalakhim (ראש המלחים) is a masculine noun, and its plural is רָאשֵׁי הַמַלָּחִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ראש המלחים of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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