Slikha (סליחה) means forgiveness in Hebrew.
It can also mean pardon, excuse me, and pardon me. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
forgiveness, pardon, excuse me, pardon me
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Slikha.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ויתור על עונש או על תחושת כעס כלפי מי שחטא.
וְאַתָּה אֱלוֹהַּ סְלִיחוֹת חַנּוּן וְרַחוּם אֶרֶךְ־אַפַּיִם וְרַב חֶסֶד וְלֹא עֲזַבְתָּם
- 2מילה המבטאת התנצלות ובקשת סליחה (1).
- 3מילה המשמשת לצורך הסבת תשומת לב או לקראת בקשה.
- 4מילה המַּביעה תרעומת והתנגדות.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Slikha is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- סְלִיחָה
- Written without vowel points
- סליחה
- Said
- slikha
- Root
- ס־ל־ח
- Pattern
- קְטִילָה
- Plural
- סְלִיחוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' סְלִיחוֹת; סְלִיחַת־, ר' סְלִיחוֹת־
- Gematria
- 113
This is how Slikha is said in other languages.
- English
- forgiveness, pardon, excuse me, pardon me
- Arabic
- عفو, مسامحة, إسمح لي, عفوا
- Russian
- извинение, прощение, извини, прости́
- French
- pardon, excusez-moi
- Spanish
- perdón, disculpe
- German
- Verzeihung, Vergebung, Entschuldigung
These words mean nearly the same as Slikha.
- כפרה
- מחילה
- חנינהpardon
- סלח לי
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These words rhyme with Slikha.
These words come before and after Slikha in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Slikha.
What does Slikha (סליחה) mean in Hebrew?
Slikha (סליחה) means forgiveness, pardon, and excuse me. It is said slikha, with the stress on kha.
What is a synonym for Slikha (סליחה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Slikha (סליחה) are כפרה, מחילה, חנינה, and סלח לי.
What rhymes with Slikha (סליחה)?
Words that rhyme with Slikha (סליחה) include משפחה, ברכה, שמחה, מנוחה, הלכה, and מערכה.
Is Slikha (סליחה) masculine or feminine?
The word Slikha (סליחה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is סְלִיחוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry סליחה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.