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Lexicon :: Strong's H7937 - šāḵar

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שָׁכַר
Transliteration
šāḵar
Pronunciation
shaw-kar'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 2388

Strong’s Definitions

שָׁכַר shâkar, shaw-kar'; a primitive root; to become tipsy; in a qualified sense, to satiate with a stimulating drink or (figuratively) influence:—(be filled with) drink (abundantly), (be, make) drunk(-en), be merry. (Superlative of H8248.)

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x

The KJV translates Strong's H7937 in the following manner: drunken (12x), drunk (4x), filled with drink (1x), abundantly (1x), were merry (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x
The KJV translates Strong's H7937 in the following manner: drunken (12x), drunk (4x), filled with drink (1x), abundantly (1x), were merry (1x).

  1. to be or become drunk or drunken, be intoxicated

    1. (Qal) to become drunken

    2. (Piel) to make drunken, cause to be drunk

    3. (Hiphil) to cause to be drunk

    4. (Hithpael) to make oneself drunk

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׁכַר shâkar, shaw-kar'; a primitive root; to become tipsy; in a qualified sense, to satiate with a stimulating drink or (figuratively) influence:—(be filled with) drink (abundantly), (be, make) drunk(-en), be merry. (Superlative of H8248.)
STRONGS H7937: Abbreviations
† I. [שָׁכַר] verb be, or become, drunk, drunken (Late Hebrew id., derived species and derivatives; Ecclus 40:18; Ecclus 40:20 שכר strong drink; Arabic bdb101601 be drunken, also be full, bdb101602 fill; Assyrian šikaru; = שֵׁכָר, šikaru, drunken, perhaps also verb šakâru; Ethiopic bdb101603: Aramaic שִׁכְרָא, bdb101604 = שְׁכָר, especially date-wine (Löw p. 125), compare bdb101605 be drunken, usually (derived species) defile, deform, etc.; from שֵׁכָר, Egyptian ṯà-k-ïra WMMAs. u. Eur. 102, Greek σίκερα, LewyFremdw. 81); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person plural שָֽׁכְרוּ Isaiah 29:9; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular וַיִּשְׁכָּ֑ר Genesis 9:21, 3rd person masculine plural יִשְׁכָּר֑וּן Isaiah 49:26, etc.; Imperative masculine plural שִׁכְרוּ Jeremiah 25:27; Songs 5:1; Infinitive construct לְשָׁכְרָה Haggai 1:6; Passive participle שְׁכֻרַת Isaiah 51:21 (Ges§ 130 b LagBN 60); — become drunken Genesis 9:21 (J), of social drinking Genesis 43:34 (J), Songs 5:1, token of plenty Haggai 1:6; figurative of nations staggering helplessly under calamity Jeremiah 25:27; Jeremiah 51:21(וְלֹא מִיָּ֑יִן), of Nahum 3:11; of infatuation Isaiah 29:9 (וְלֹא יַיִן), of disgrace Lamentations 4:21, self-destruction, כֶּעָסִיס דָּמָם יִשׁ׳ Isaiah 49:26.
Pi. make drunken: Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular suffix וַיְשַׁכְּרֵהוּ 2 Samuel 11:13, literal; figurative 1st person singular (suffix of people) וַאֲשַׁכְּרֵם (read וָ׳) Isaiah 63:6 (subject י׳) I made them drunk in my wrath (but MSS Ges Hi Ew Che Kit Marti and others וָאֲשַׁבְּרֵם I brake them in pieces); Participle feminine singular, of Babylonian, מְשַׁכֶּרֶת בָּלהָֿרֶץ Jeremiah 51:7; compare Infinitive absolute. שַׁכֵּר Habakkuk 2:15 (i.e. terrorizing nations; read probably הַשְׁקֵה וְאַף שׁ׳ We Now).
Hiph. id.: Perfect 1st person singular וְהִשְׁכַּרְתִּ֫י Jeremiah 51:27 (subject י׳) i.e. make princes helpless, וְהִשְׁכַּרְתִּים Jeremiah 51:39; Imperative masculine plural suffix הַשְׁכִּירֻהוּ object Moab, i.e. make helpless and disgraced Jeremiah 48:26; Imperfect 1st person singular אַשְׁכִּיר חְצַּי מִדָּם Deuteronomy 32:42. — RubenJQ xi (1889), 446 proposes מַשְׁכִּירוֺת Hosea 7:5 for משׁך ידו את.
Hithp. Imperfect 2nd person feminine singular תִּשְׁתַּכָּרִין 1 Samuel 1:14 how long wilt thou make thyself drunken [a drunken spectacle] ?
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

9:21; 9:21; 43:34

Deuteronomy

32:42

1 Samuel

1:14

2 Samuel

11:13

Song of Songs

5:1; 5:1

Isaiah

29:9; 29:9; 49:26; 49:26; 51:21; 63:6

Jeremiah

25:27; 25:27; 48:26; 51:7; 51:21; 51:27; 51:39

Lamentations

4:21

Hosea

7:5

Nahum

3:11

Habakkuk

2:15

Haggai

1:6; 1:6

H7937

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Strong's Number H7937 matches the Hebrew שָׁכַר (šāḵar),
which occurs 19 times in 19 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:21 - And he drank of the wine, and was drunk, and was naked in his house.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:34

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:34 - And they took their portions from him to themselves; but Benjamin's portion was [fn]five times as much as the portions of the others. And they drank and were filled with drink with him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:42

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:42 - I will make my weapons drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh, it shall glut itself with the blood of the wounded, and from the captivity of the [fn]heads of their enemies that rule over them.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:14 - And the servant of Heli said to her, How long wilt thou be drunken? take away thy wine from thee, and go out from the presence of the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:13 - And David called him, and he ate before him and drank, and he made him drunk: and he went out in the evening to lie upon his bed with the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:1 - Let my kinsman come down into his garden, and eat the fruit of his choice berries. I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spices; I have eaten my bread with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends, and drink; yea, brethren, drink abundantly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:9 - Faint ye, and be amazed, and be overpowered, not with strong drink nor with wine.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:26

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:26 - And they that afflicted thee shall eat their own flesh; and they shall drink their own blood as new wine, and shall be drunken: and all flesh shall perceive that I am the Lord that delivers thee, and that upholds the strength of Jacob.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:21

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:21 - Therefore hear, thou afflicted one, and drunken, but not with wine;

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 63:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 63:6 - And I trampled them in mine anger, and brought down their blood to the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:27 - (LXX 32:27) And thou shalt say to them, Thus said the Lord Almighty; Drink ye, be ye drunken; and ye shall vomit, and shall fall, and shall in nowise rise, because of the sword which I send among you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:26 - (LXX 31:26) Make ye him drunk; for he has magnified himself against the Lord: and Moab shall clap with his hand, and shall be also himself a laughing-stock.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:7 - (LXX 28:7) Babylon has been a golden cup in the Lord's hand, causing all the earth to be drunken: the nations have drunk of her wine; therefore they were shaken.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:39

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:39 - (LXX 28:39) In their heat I will give them a draught, and make them drunk, that they may be stupified, and sleep an everlasting sleep, and not awake, saith the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:57

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:57 - (LXX 28:57) The Lord recompenses, and will make her leaders and her wise men and her captains completely drunk, saith the King, the Lord Almighty is his name.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:21 - Chsen. Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Idumea, that dwellest in the land: yet the cup of the Lord shall pass through to thee: thou shalt be drunken, and pour forth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:11 - And thou shalt be drunken, and shalt be overlooked; and thou shalt seek for thyself strength because of thine enemies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:15 - Woe to him that gives his neighbour to drink the thick lees of wine, and intoxicates him, that he may look upon their secret parts.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHag 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHag 1:6 - Ye have sown much, but brought in little; ye have eaten, and are not satisfied; ye have drunk, and are not satisfied with drink, ye have clothed yourselves, and have not become warm [fn]thereby: and he that earns wages has gathered them into a bag full of holes.
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