Shlish (שְׁלִישׁ) means third in Hebrew.
It is a word, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שְׁלִישׁ
shlish
word
In English
third
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Shlish.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1החלק האחד מתוך שלושה חלקים שווים.
- 2כל אחת משלוש תקופות שנת הלימודים.
The word Shlish is a word.
- Written with vowel points
- שְׁלִישׁ
- Written without vowel points
- שליש
- Said
- shlish
- Pattern
- קְטִיל
- Plural
- שְׁלִישִׁים
- Inflections
- ר' שְׁלִישִׁים; שְׁלִישׁ־, ר' שְׁלִישֵׁי־
- Gematria
- 640
This is how Shlish is said in other languages.
- English
- third
- Arabic
- ثُلْث
- Russian
- третий
- French
- tiers
- German
- Drittel
These words mean nearly the same as Shlish.
- טרימסטר
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These words rhyme with Shlish.
These words come before and after Shlish in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shlish.
What does Shlish (שְׁלִישׁ) mean in Hebrew?
Shlish (שְׁלִישׁ) means third. It is said shlish, with the stress on shlish.
What is a synonym for Shlish (שְׁלִישׁ)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shlish (שְׁלִישׁ) are טרימסטר.
What rhymes with Shlish (שְׁלִישׁ)?
Words that rhyme with Shlish (שְׁלִישׁ) include איש, פטיש, גביש, איש, גמיש, and עכביש.
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.
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