Shalish (שָׁלִישׁ) means Triangle in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
Triangle
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Shalish.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כלי נגינה קדום – יש הסבורים כי דמוי עוּד בעל שלושה מיתרים, פעמון משולש או משולש (כמו בהגדרה הבאה).
וַיְהִי בְּבוֹאָם, בְּשׁוּב דָּוִד מֵהַכּוֹת אֶת הַפְּלִשְׁתִּי, וַתֵּצֶאנָה הַנָּשִׁים מִכָּל עָרֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל (לשור) לָשִׁיר וְהַמְּחֹלוֹת לִקְרַאת שָׁאוּל הַמֶּלֶךְ, בְּתֻפִּים בְּשִׂמְחָה וּבְשָׁלִשִׁים.
- 2כלי נגינה ממשפחת כלי ההקשה (אידיופוניים-הקשה). עשוי מוט מתכת (לרוב פלדה) מכופף לצורת משולש (פתוח או סגור), לעתים מושחלות בו טבעות מתכת קטנות ועליו מקישים במוט מתכת או פטיש עץ קטן.
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
- Root
- ש־ל־ש
- Plural
- שָׁלִשִׁים
- Inflections
- ר׳ שָׁלִשִׁים
- Gematria
- 640
This is how Shalish is said in other languages.
- English
- Triangle
- Russian
- Треугольник
- French
- Triangle
- Spanish
- Triángulo
These words mean nearly the same as Shalish.
These words rhyme with Shalish.
The word Shalish comes from the root ש־ל־ש, like these words.
These words come before and after Shalish in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shalish.
What does Shalish (שָׁלִישׁ) mean in Hebrew?
Shalish (שָׁלִישׁ) means Triangle. It is said shalish, with the stress on lish.
What is a synonym for Shalish (שָׁלִישׁ)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shalish (שָׁלִישׁ) are משולש.
What rhymes with Shalish (שָׁלִישׁ)?
Words that rhyme with Shalish (שָׁלִישׁ) include איש, פטיש, גביש, איש, גמיש, and עכביש.
Is Shalish (שָׁלִישׁ) masculine or feminine?
The word Shalish (שָׁלִישׁ) is a masculine noun, and its plural is שָׁלִשִׁים.
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.