Strongs's #7941: shekar - Greek/Hebrew Definitions

Greek/Hebrew Definitions

Strong's #7941: shekar (pronounced shay-kawr')

from 7937; an intoxicant, i.e. intensely alcoholic liquor:--strong drink, + drunkard, strong wine.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon:

ׁ
shêkâr

1) strong drink, intoxicating drink, fermented or intoxicating liquor

Part of Speech: noun masculine
Relation: from H7937

Usage:

This word is used 23 times:

Leviticus 10:9: "Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go"
Numbers 6:3: "He shall separate himself from wine and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine,"
Numbers 6:3: "no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any"
Numbers 28:7: "for the one lamb: in the holy place shalt thou cause the strong wine to be poured unto the LORD for a drink offering."
Deuteronomy 14:26: "lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul"
Deuteronomy 29:6: "neither have ye drunk wine or strong drink: that ye might know that I"
Judges 13:4: "and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean"
Judges 13:7: "drink no wine nor strong drink, neither eat any unclean"
Judges 13:14: "of the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat"
1 Samuel 1:15: "have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before"
Psalms 69:12: "in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards."
Proverbs 20:1: "Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise."
Proverbs 31:4: "wine; nor for princes strong drink:"
Proverbs 31:6: "Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts."
Isaiah 5:11: "unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame"
Isaiah 5:22: "and men of strength to mingle strong drink:"
Isaiah 24:9: "drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink"
Isaiah 28:7: "also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the prophet have erred"
Isaiah 28:7: "the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they are out of the way"
Isaiah 28:7: "wine, they are out of the way through strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment."
Isaiah 29:9: "with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink."
Isaiah 56:12: "ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and tomorrow shall be as this day,"
Micah 2:11: "do lie, saying, I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people."

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