Shelakh (שלח) means sword in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שֶׁלַח
shelakh
noun · masculine
In English
sword
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Shelakh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקראחרב, כלי נשק קר לדקור בו.
וַיִּתְחַזַּק וַיִּבֶן אֶת כָּל הַחוֹמָה הַפְּרוּצָה וַיַּעַל עַל הַמִּגְדָּלוֹת וְלַחוּצָה הַחוֹמָה אַחֶרֶת וַיְחַזֵּק אֶת הַמִּלּוֹא עִיר דָּוִיד; וַיַּעַשׂ שֶׁלַח לָרֹב וּמָגִנִּים.
- 2מהכתובים לא ברור איזה כלי הוא זה, רש"י מפרש סתם "כלי זין", אך מקובל השימוש לפי ראב"ע ורד"ק חרב, סיף.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Shelakh is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שֶׁלַח
- Written without vowel points
- שלח
- Said
- shelakh
- Root
- ש־ל־ח
- Plural
- שְׁלָחים
- Inflections
- ר' שְׁלָחים; שֶׁלַח־, ר' שִׁלְחֵי־
- Gematria
- 338
This is how Shelakh is said in other languages.
- English
- sword
- French
- épée
These words rhyme with Shelakh.
The word Shelakh is part of these phrases and sayings.
The word Shelakh comes from the root ש־ל־ח, like these words.
These words come before and after Shelakh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shelakh.
What does Shelakh (שלח) mean in Hebrew?
Shelakh (שלח) means sword. It is said shelakh, with the stress on she.
What rhymes with Shelakh (שלח)?
Words that rhyme with Shelakh (שלח) include מלח, פלח, and קלח.
Is Shelakh (שלח) masculine or feminine?
The word Shelakh (שלח) is a masculine noun, and its plural is שְׁלָחים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שלח of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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