Shalish (שליש) means adjutant in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
adjutant
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 5 meanings for Shalish.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שר צבא, גיבור מלחמה.
מַרְכְּבֹת פַּרְעֹה וְחֵילוֹ יָרָה בַיָּם וּמִבְחַר שָׁלִשָׁיו טֻבְּעוּ בְיַם סוּף
- 2לשון חז"לנאמן, מתווך, בורר (בבוררות זבל"א, הבורר השלישי המוסכם על הצדדים).
- 3צבאקצין שאחראי על ניהול וארגון כח האדם הצבאי, או שמשמש כעֵזֶר לפיקוד.
- 4מידת נפח לחומרים יבשים.
מִי מָדַד בְּשָׁעֳלוֹ מַיִם וְשָׁמַיִם בַּזֶּרֶת תִּכֵּן וְכָל בַּשָּׁלִשׁ עֲפַר הָאָרֶץ וְשָׁקַל בַּפֶּלֶס הָרִים וּגְבָעוֹת בְּמֹאזְנָיִם
- 5אחד מדרגות ההיררכיה של טעמי המקרא, דרגת המפסיקים הכי נמוכה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Shalish is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שָׁלִישׁ
- Written without vowel points
- שליש
- Said
- shalish
- Pattern
- קָטִיל
- Plural
- שָׁלִישִׁים
- Feminine form
- שָׁלִישָׁה
- Inflections
- נ' שָׁלִישָׁה; ר' שָׁלִישִׁים, שָׁלִישֵׁי־, נ"ר שָׁלִישׁוֹת
- Gematria
- 640
This is how Shalish is said in other languages.
- English
- adjutant
- Arabic
- يَاوِر
These words mean nearly the same as Shalish.
- אדיוטנט
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These words rhyme with Shalish.
The word Shalish is part of these phrases and sayings.
- שליש אישי
- בדמעות שליש
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These words come before and after Shalish in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shalish.
What does Shalish (שליש) mean in Hebrew?
Shalish (שליש) means adjutant. It is said shalish, with the stress on lish.
What is a synonym for Shalish (שליש)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shalish (שליש) are אדיוטנט.
What rhymes with Shalish (שליש)?
Words that rhyme with Shalish (שליש) include איש, פטיש, גביש, איש, גמיש, and עכביש.
Is Shalish (שליש) masculine or feminine?
The word Shalish (שליש) is a masculine noun, and its plural is שָׁלִישִׁים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שליש of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.