shaliah

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew שָׁלִיחַ (shalíakh).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ʃəˈliːɑx/, /ʃəˈliəːx/

Noun

shaliah (plural shaliahs or shlihim or shelihim or shluhim or shlichim or shelichim or shluchim)

  1. (Judaism) A legal agent; one who performs an act of legal significance for another.
  2. A representative or emissary.
  • shlucha
  • shlichut
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