Shalakh yad (שלח יד) means he reached out in Hebrew.
It is a word, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שָׁלַח יָד
shalakh yad
word
In English
he reached out
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Shalakh yad.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1הושיט את ידו, לרוב כדי לקחת או למסור דבר מה.
וַיִּשְׁלַח יָדוֹ וַיִּקָּחֶהָ וַיָּבֵא אֹתָהּ אֵלָיו אֶל-הַתֵּבָה.
- 2פגע במישהו לרעה.
אַל תִּשְׁלַח יָדְךָ אֶל־הַנַּעַר וְאַל־תַּעַשׂ לוֹ מְאוּמָה
- 3שלח ידו ב־: גנב, לקח לעצמו דברים לא לו.
- 4התחיל לעסוק במלאכה או באומנות מסוימת.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Shalakh yad is a word.
- Written with vowel points
- שָׁלַח יָד
- Written without vowel points
- שלח יד
- Said
- shalakh yad
- Plural
- שׁלְחוּ יְדֵיהֶם
- Inflections
- ר' שׁלְחוּ יְדֵיהֶם, שָׁלְחוּ יְדֵיהֶן
- Gematria
- 352
This is how Shalakh yad is said in other languages.
- English
- he reached out
The word Shalakh yad is part of these phrases and sayings.
- שלח יד בנפשו
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What does Shalakh yad (שלח יד) mean in Hebrew?
Shalakh yad (שלח יד) means he reached out. It is said shalakh yad, with the stress on lakh.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שלח יד of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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