Suck in Hebrew is מָצַץ (matsáts).
It can also be said ינק, שאב, or היה מעפן, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
suck
/sʌk/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for suck as a verb.
(transitive) to use the mouth to pull in (liquid, etc)
- מָצַץמצץmatsáts
(intransitive) to perform such an action; to feed from a breast or teat
- יָנַקינקyanák
(transitive) to put the mouth or lips to (a breast, a mother) to draw in milk
- יָנַקינקyanák
to work the lips and tongue on (an object) to extract moisture or nourishment; to absorb (something) in the mouth
- מָצַץמצץmatsáts
to pull (something) in a given direction, especially without direct contact
- שָׁאַבשאבshaáv
colloquial: term of general disparagement
- היה מעפןhayá maáfan
- הסריחhisríakh
- היה גרועhaya garúa
These are the Hebrew words for suck as a noun.
instance of drawing something into one's mouth by inhaling
- מְצִיצָהמציצהmetsitsáfeminineIn the Hebrew dictionary
badness or mediocrity
- מעפנותmaafanútfeminine
This is more about the Hebrew word מָצַץ.
- Written with vowel points
- מָצַץ
- Written without vowel points
- מצץ
- Said
- matsáts
- Its meanings in English
- suck, to suck
These English words share a Hebrew word with suck.
These words come before and after suck in the list.
These are the questions people ask about suck in Hebrew.
How do you say suck in Hebrew?
suck in Hebrew is מָצַץ, said matsáts. Without vowel points it is written מצץ.
What are other Hebrew words for suck?
Besides מצץ, suck can be said יָנַק (yanák), שָׁאַב (shaáv), היה מעפן (hayá maáfan), הסריח (hisríakh), or היה גרוע (haya garúa), depending on the meaning.
What else does מצץ mean in English?
Besides suck, מצץ can mean to suck.
How is suck pronounced in English?
suck is pronounced /sʌk/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry suck and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.