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Shalbeket (שלבקת) means Herpes in Hebrew.

It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

שַׁלְבֶּקֶת
shalbeket
noun · feminine
In English

Herpes

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ש

The dictionary gives one meaning for Shalbeket.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    מחלה נגיפית מדבקת, בעלת נטיות להתפרצויות עונתיות המאופיינות בפריחה דלקתית, הופעת שלפוחיות, מיחושים טורדניים, וכאבים מקומיים.

The word Shalbeket is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
שַׁלְבֶּקֶת
Written without vowel points
שלבקת
Said
shalbeket
Root
ש־ל־ב־ק
Pattern
קַטֶּלֶת
Gematria
832

This is how Shalbeket is said in other languages.

English
Herpes

These words mean nearly the same as Shalbeket.

These words rhyme with Shalbeket.

The word Shalbeket is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • שלבקת חוגרת

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What does Shalbeket (⁨שלבקת⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Shalbeket (⁨שלבקת⁩) means Herpes. It is said shalbeket, with the stress on be.

What is a synonym for Shalbeket (⁨שלבקת⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Shalbeket (⁨שלבקת⁩) are ⁨הרפס⁩.

What rhymes with Shalbeket (⁨שלבקת⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Shalbeket (⁨שלבקת⁩) include ⁨דלקת⁩, ⁨שקט⁩, ⁨צלקת⁩, ⁨מינקת⁩, ⁨יונקת⁩, and ⁨ברקת⁩.

Is Shalbeket (⁨שלבקת⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Shalbeket (⁨שלבקת⁩) is a feminine noun.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שלבקת of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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