Shaliakh (שליח) means delivery person in Hebrew.
It can also mean apostle, courier, and messenger. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
delivery person, apostle, courier, messenger
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Shaliakh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מי שתפקידו להעביר חבילה, סחורה וכדומה ממקום אחד למשנהו.
- 2מי שנשלח על־ידי אחר למלא משימה מסוימת מטעמו.
- 3דתמי שתפקידו להפיץ את בשורות הדת ולעשות לה נפשות.
The word Shaliakh is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שָׁלִיחַ
- Written without vowel points
- שליח
- Said
- shaliakh
- Root
- ש־ל־ח
- Pattern
- קָטִיל
- Plural
- שְׁלִיחִים
- Feminine form
- שְׁלִיחָה
- Inflections
- נ' שְׁלִיחָה, שְׁלִיחַת־; ר' שְׁלִיחִים, שְׁלִיחֵי־; שְׁלִיחַ־
- Gematria
- 348
This is how Shaliakh is said in other languages.
- English
- delivery person, apostle, courier, messenger
- Arabic
- ساعٍ, مَنْدوب, مَبْعوث, مُمَثِّل
These words mean nearly the same as Shaliakh.
- בא כוחagent
- בלדרcourier
- דוור
- מורשהleagecy
- מיופה כח
- מלאךangel
- מיסיונרmissioner
- נציגrepresentative
- סוכןagent
- ציר
- רץ
- שגרירambassador
- שלוח
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Shaliakh.
The word Shaliakh is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אין שליח לדבר עברה
- מעשה השליחים
- מרוץ שליחים
- שליח אלהים
- שליח דואר
- שליח מצוה
- שליח ציבור
- ש"ץ
- רנ"א שליח
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Shaliakh comes from the root ש־ל־ח, like these words.
These words come before and after Shaliakh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shaliakh.
What does Shaliakh (שליח) mean in Hebrew?
Shaliakh (שליח) means delivery person, apostle, and courier. It is said shaliakh, with the stress on li.
What is a synonym for Shaliakh (שליח)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shaliakh (שליח) are בא כוח, בלדר, דוור, מורשה, מיופה כח, and מלאך.
What rhymes with Shaliakh (שליח)?
Words that rhyme with Shaliakh (שליח) include שיח, צריח, משיח, שיח, קשיח, and טיח.
Is Shaliakh (שליח) masculine or feminine?
The word Shaliakh (שליח) is a masculine noun, and its plural is שְׁלִיחִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שליח of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.