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Intoxicate in Hebrew is סִמֵּם (simmém).

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

סִמֵּם
simmém
verb
In English

intoxicate

/ɪnˈtɒksɪkeɪt/ /ɪnˈtɑksɪkeɪt/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with I

These are the Hebrew words for intoxicate as a verb.

To stupefy by doping with chemical substances such as alcohol

  • סִמֵּםסמםsimmém
  • שִׁכֵּרשכרshikkér

These English words share a Hebrew word with intoxicate.

These words come before and after intoxicate in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨intoxicate⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨intoxicate⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨intoxicate⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨סִמֵּם⁩, said simmém. Without vowel points it is written ⁨סמם⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨intoxicate⁩?

Besides ⁨סמם⁩, ⁨intoxicate⁩ can be said ⁨שִׁכֵּר⁩ (shikkér), depending on the meaning.

How is ⁨intoxicate⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨intoxicate⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ɪnˈtɒksɪkeɪt/, /ɪnˈtɑksɪkeɪt/⁩.

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