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Poach in Hebrew is שָׁלַק (shalák).

Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.

שָׁלַק
shalák
verb
In English

poach

/ˈpoʊt͡ʃ/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with P

These are the Hebrew words for poach as a verb.

to cook in simmering liquid

  • שָׁלַקשלקshalák

This is more about the Hebrew word שָׁלַק.

Written with vowel points
שָׁלַק
Written without vowel points
שלק
Said
shalák
Its meanings in English
poach, to blanch

These words come before and after poach in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨poach⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨poach⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨poach⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨שָׁלַק⁩, said shalák. Without vowel points it is written ⁨שלק⁩.

What else does ⁨שלק⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨poach⁩, ⁨שלק⁩ can mean ⁨to blanch⁩.

How is ⁨poach⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨poach⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈpoʊt͡ʃ/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry poach and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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