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Sniff in Hebrew is הִסְנִיף (hisníf).

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

הִסְנִיף
hisníf
verb · masculine
In English

sniff

/snɪf/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with S

These are the Hebrew words for sniff as a verb.

to inhale drugs in powder form through the nose

  • הִסְנִיףהסניףhisnífmasculine

This is more about the Hebrew word הִסְנִיף.

Written with vowel points
הִסְנִיף
Written without vowel points
הסניף
Said
hisníf
Its meanings in English
sniff, to snort; to inhale a substance, especially a powdered drug, through the nose, to sniff or inhale through the nose

These English words share a Hebrew word with sniff.

These words come before and after sniff in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨sniff⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨sniff⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨sniff⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨הִסְנִיף⁩, said hisníf. Without vowel points it is written ⁨הסניף⁩.

What else does ⁨הסניף⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨sniff⁩, ⁨הסניף⁩ can mean ⁨to snort; to inhale a substance, especially a powdered drug, through the nose and to sniff or inhale through the nose⁩.

How is ⁨sniff⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨sniff⁩ is pronounced ⁨/snɪf/⁩.

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