Shlika (שליקה) means boiling thoroughly in Hebrew.
It can also mean seething. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שְׁלִיקָה
shlika
noun · feminine
In English
boiling thoroughly, seething
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shlika.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בישול במים רותחים או חמים מאוד; שפיכת מים רותחים על כלי כדי להכשירו לאכילה.
The word Shlika is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שְׁלִיקָה
- Written without vowel points
- שליקה
- Said
- shlika
- Root
- ש־ל־ק
- Pattern
- קְטִילָה
- Inflections
- שְׁלִיקַת־, ר' שְׁלִיקוֹת־
- Gematria
- 445
This is how Shlika is said in other languages.
- English
- boiling thoroughly, seething
These words rhyme with Shlika.
The word Shlika comes from the root ש־ל־ק, like these words.
These words come before and after Shlika in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shlika.
What does Shlika (שליקה) mean in Hebrew?
Shlika (שליקה) means boiling thoroughly and seething. It is said shlika, with the stress on ka.
What rhymes with Shlika (שליקה)?
Words that rhyme with Shlika (שליקה) include קרקע, מכה, תשוקה, סוכה, מצוקה, and השקה.
Is Shlika (שליקה) masculine or feminine?
The word Shlika (שליקה) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שליקה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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