Selek (סלק) means beet in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
סֶלֶק
selek
noun · masculine
In English
beet
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Selek.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון חז"לירק גינה בעל שורש מעובה בצבע ארגמני הנאכל מבושל. ניתן לאכול גם את עליו. Beta vulgaris
The word Selek is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- סֶלֶק
- Written without vowel points
- סלק
- Said
- selek
- Root
- ס־ל־ק
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- סְלָקִים
- Inflections
- ר' סְלָקִים
- Gematria
- 190
This is how Selek is said in other languages.
- English
- beet
- Russian
- свёкла
These words rhyme with Selek.
The word Selek is part of these phrases and sayings.
- סלק עלים
- סלק סוכר
- סלק בהמות
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These words come before and after Selek in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Selek.
What does Selek (סלק) mean in Hebrew?
Selek (סלק) means beet. It is said selek, with the stress on se.
What rhymes with Selek (סלק)?
Words that rhyme with Selek (סלק) include חלק, דלק, and ילק.
Is Selek (סלק) masculine or feminine?
The word Selek (סלק) is a masculine noun, and its plural is סְלָקִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry סלק of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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