Shekhar (שיכר) means liquor in Hebrew.
It can also mean spirits and booze. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
liquor, spirits, booze
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shekhar.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1משקה מְשַׁכֵּר המכיל אלכוהול,שאינו יין.
מִיַּיִן וְשֵׁכָר יַזִּיר, חֹמֶץ יַיִן וְחֹמֶץ שֵׁכָר לֹא יִשְׁתֶּה; וְכָל מִשְׁרַת עֲנָבִים לֹא יִשְׁתֶּה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Shekhar is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שֵׁכָר
- Written without vowel points
- שיכר
- Said
- shekhar
- Root
- ש־כ־ר
- Pattern
- קֵטָל
- Inflections
- שֵׁכַר־
- Gematria
- 530
This is how Shekhar is said in other languages.
- English
- liquor, spirits, booze
- French
- spiritueux, bibine
- Spanish
- licor
- German
- Schnaps, Spirituose
These words mean nearly the same as Shekhar.
- אלכוהולalcohol
- הטפה המרה
- משקה חריףliquor
- סובא
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These words rhyme with Shekhar.
The word Shekhar comes from the root ש־כ־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Shekhar in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shekhar.
What does Shekhar (שיכר) mean in Hebrew?
Shekhar (שיכר) means liquor, spirits, and booze. It is said shekhar, with the stress on khar.
What is a synonym for Shekhar (שיכר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shekhar (שיכר) are אלכוהול, הטפה המרה, משקה חריף, and סובא.
What rhymes with Shekhar (שיכר)?
Words that rhyme with Shekhar (שיכר) include דבר, בשר, מספר, איבר, ישר, and זכר.
Is Shekhar (שיכר) masculine or feminine?
The word Shekhar (שיכר) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שכר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.