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Salt shaker in Hebrew is מִלְחִיָּה (milkhiyá).

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

מִלְחִיָּה
milkhiyá
noun · feminine
In English

salt shaker

/ˈsɔltˌʃeɪkɚ/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with S

These are the Hebrew words for salt shaker as a noun.

a small container designed to hold salt and facilitate sprinkling

This is more about the Hebrew word מִלְחִיָּה.

Written with vowel points
מִלְחִיָּה
Written without vowel points
מלחייה
Said
milkhiyá
Plural
מִלְחִיּוֹת

The Hebrew dictionary's page for מלחייה, with its synonyms and rhymes

These words come before and after salt shaker in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨salt shaker⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨salt shaker⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨salt shaker⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨מִלְחִיָּה⁩, said milkhiyá. Without vowel points it is written ⁨מלחייה⁩. Its plural is ⁨מִלְחִיּוֹת⁩.

Is ⁨מלחייה⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨מלחייה⁩ is feminine.

How is ⁨salt shaker⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨salt shaker⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈsɔltˌʃeɪkɚ/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry salt shaker 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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