Shekh (שיך) means sheik in Hebrew.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שֵׁיךְ
shekh
adjective
In English
sheik
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shekh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אדם נכבד בחברה הערבית; זקן השבט.
The word Shekh is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- שֵׁיךְ
- Written without vowel points
- שיך
- Said
- shekh
- Plural
- שֵׁיכִים
- Inflections
- ר' שֵׁיכִים
- Gematria
- 330
This is how Shekh is said in other languages.
- English
- sheik
These words rhyme with Shekh.
The word Shekh is part of these phrases and sayings.
- קבר שיך
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These words come before and after Shekh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shekh.
What does Shekh (שיך) mean in Hebrew?
Shekh (שיך) means sheik. It is said shekh, with the stress on shekh.
What rhymes with Shekh (שיך)?
Words that rhyme with Shekh (שיך) include ירך, חך, איך, שך, משפך, and מחנך.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שיך of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.