Shalach (שלך) means osprey in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שָׁלָךְ
shalach
noun · masculine
In English
osprey
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shalach.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1עוף דורס ממשפחת הנציים הניזון מדגים.
וְאֶת־הַכּוֹס וְאֶת־הַשָּׁלָךְ וְאֶת־הַיַּנְשׁוּף.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Shalach is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שָׁלָךְ
- Written without vowel points
- שלך
- Said
- shalach
- Root
- ש־ל־כ
- Pattern
- קָטָל
- Plural
- שְׁלָכִים
- Inflections
- ר' שְׁלָכִים
- Gematria
- 350
This is how Shalach is said in other languages.
- English
- osprey
These words rhyme with Shalach.
The word Shalach comes from the root ש־ל־כ, like these words.
These words come before and after Shalach in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shalach.
What does Shalach (שלך) mean in Hebrew?
Shalach (שלך) means osprey. It is said shalach, with the stress on lach.
What rhymes with Shalach (שלך)?
Words that rhyme with Shalach (שלך) include משטח, מזרח, תנ"ך, רך, תותח, and מסמך.
Is Shalach (שלך) masculine or feminine?
The word Shalach (שלך) is a masculine noun, and its plural is שְׁלָכִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שלך of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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