סם

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סם

/sam/ Modern Israeli

Rhymes with -am

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Compare Arabic سُمّ (summ).

noun סַם · sam · סַמִּים · סַמֵּי־

drug, narcotic המשטרה רוצה לגלות איך בני נוער משיגים סמים.
poison
Biblical An aromatic, sweet-smelling spice used to make incense וַיָּבִ֤יאוּ אֶת־הַמִּשְׁכָּן֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה אֶת־הָאֹ֖הֶל וְאֶת־כָּל־כֵּלָ֑יו קְרָסָ֣יו קְרָשָׁ֔יו בְּרִיחוֹ וְעַמֻּדָ֥יו וַאֲדָנָֽיו׃ וְאֶת־מִכְסֵ֞ה עוֹרֹ֤ת הָֽאֵילִם֙ הַמְאָדָּמִ֔ים וְאֶת־מִכְסֵ֖ה עֹרֹ֣ת הַתְּחָשִׁ֑ים וְאֵ֖ת פָּרֹ֥כֶת הַמָּסָֽךְ׃ אֶת־אֲרֹ֥ן הָעֵדֻ֖ת וְאֶת־בַּדָּ֑יו וְאֵ֖ת הַכַּפֹּֽר

In English

poison substance harmful to a living organism
drug psychoactive substance ingested for recreational use, especially illegal and add

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {סם},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A1%D7%9D},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}