Shliakh tsibur (שליח ציבור) means cantor in Hebrew.
It can also mean hazzan. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
cantor, hazzan
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Shliakh tsibur.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1חזן או בעל תפילה המוליך ומנהל את התפילה בציבור.
- 2בהשאלהעסקן ציבורי הפועל למען הציבור או בשליחותו.
The word Shliakh tsibur is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שְׁלִיחַ צִבּוּר
- Written without vowel points
- שליח ציבור
- Said
- shliakh tsibur
- Plural
- שְׁלִיחֵי צִבּוּר
- Inflections
- ר' שְׁלִיחֵי צִבּוּר
- Gematria
- 656
This is how Shliakh tsibur is said in other languages.
- English
- cantor, hazzan
These words mean nearly the same as Shliakh tsibur.
- בעלתפילה
- חזן
- ש"ץ
- עובר לפני התיבה
- עסקן ציבורי
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These words come before and after Shliakh tsibur in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shliakh tsibur.
What does Shliakh tsibur (שליח ציבור) mean in Hebrew?
Shliakh tsibur (שליח ציבור) means cantor and hazzan. It is said shliakh tsibur, with the stress on shli.
What is a synonym for Shliakh tsibur (שליח ציבור)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shliakh tsibur (שליח ציבור) are בעלתפילה, חזן, ש"ץ, עובר לפני התיבה, and עסקן ציבורי.
Is Shliakh tsibur (שליח ציבור) masculine or feminine?
The word Shliakh tsibur (שליח ציבור) is a masculine noun, and its plural is שְׁלִיחֵי צִבּוּר.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שליח צבור of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.