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Drunk in Hebrew is שִׁכּוֹר (shikór).

It can also be said שכור or שתוי, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.

שִׁכּוֹר
shikór
noun · masculine
In English

drunk

/dɹʌŋk/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with D

These are the Hebrew words for drunk as a noun.

habitual drinker

These are the Hebrew words for drunk as an adjective.

intoxicated after drinking too much alcohol

This is more about the Hebrew word שִׁכּוֹר.

Written with vowel points
שִׁכּוֹר
Written without vowel points
שיכור
Said
shikór
Its meanings in English
drunk, drunk, intoxicated, inebriated

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

These words come before and after drunk in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨drunk⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨drunk⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨drunk⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨שִׁכּוֹר⁩, said shikór. Without vowel points it is written ⁨שיכור⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨drunk⁩?

Besides ⁨שיכור⁩, ⁨drunk⁩ can be said ⁨שִׁכּוֹר⁩ (shikór) or ⁨שָׁתוּי⁩ (shatúy), depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨שיכור⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨שיכור⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨שיכור⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨drunk⁩, ⁨שיכור⁩ can mean ⁨drunk, intoxicated, inebriated⁩.

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