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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] ?
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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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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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

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 Box Gen 9:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:21 - وَشَرِبَ مِنَ الْخَمْرِ فَسَكِرَ وَتَعَرَّى دَاخِلَ خَيْمَتِهِ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 43:34

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:34 - وَقَدَّمَ إِلَيْهِمْ حِصَصاً مِنْ مَائِدَتِهِ، فَكَانَتْ حِصَّةُ بِنْيَامِينَ خَمْسَةَ أَضْعَافِ حِصَصِ إِخْوَتِهِ. وَاحْتَفُوا وَشَرِبُوا مَعَهُ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:42

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:42 - أُسْكِرُ سِهَامِي بِالدَّمِ وَيَلْتَهِمُ سَيْفِي لَحْماً، مِنْ دَمِ الْقَتْلَى وَالسَّبَايَا وَرُؤُوسِ قَادَةِ الْعَدُوِّ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 1:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:14 - فَقَالَ لَهَا عَالِي: «إِلَى مَتَى تَظَلِّينَ سَكْرَى؟ كُفِّي عَنْ شُرْبِ الْخَمْرِ»

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 11:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:13 - وَلَبَّى دَعْوَةَ الْمَلِكِ، فَأَكَلَ فِي حَضْرَتِهِ وَشَرِبَ حَتَّى أَسْكَرَهُ دَاوُدُ. ثُمَّ خَرَجَ عِنْدَ الْمَسَاءِ لِيَرْقُدَ فِي مَضْجَعِهِ إِلَى جِوَارِ رِجَالِ سَيِّدِهِ، وَلَمْ يَتَوَجَّهْ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ أَيْضاً.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:1 - (المُحِبُّ): قَدْ جِئْتُ إِلَى جَنَّتِي يَا أُخْتِي، يَا عَرُوسِي، وَقَطَفْتُ مُرِّي مَعَ أَطْيَابِي، وَأَكَلْتُ شَهْدِي مَعَ عَسَلِي، وَشَرِبْتُ خَمْرِي مَعَ لَبَنِي.

(بَنَاتُ أُورُشَلِيمَ): كُلُوا أَيُّهَا الْخُلّانُ. اشْرَبُوا حَتَّى الانْتِشَاءِ أَيُّهَا المُحِبُّونَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:9 - ابْهَتُوا وَتَعَجَّبُوا. تَعَامَوْا وَاعْمَوْا. اسْكَرُوا وَلَكِنْ مِنْ غَيْرِ خَمْرٍ. تَرَنَّحُوا وَلَكِنْ مِنْ غَيْرِ مُسْكِرٍ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 49:26

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:26 - وَأَجْعَلُ مُضْطَهِدِيكِ يَلْتَهِمُونَ لُحُومَ أَجْسَادِهِمْ، وَيَسْكَرُونَ بِدَمِهِمْ كَمَنْ يَشْرَبُ خَمْراً. عِنْدَئِذٍ يُدْرِكُ كُلُّ ذِي جَسَدٍ أَنَّنِي أَنَا الرَّبُّ مُخَلِّصُكِ وَفَادِيكِ إِلَهُ يَعْقُوبَ الْقَدِيرُ».

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 51:21

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:21 - لِذَلِكَ اسْمَعِي هَذَا أَيَّتُهَا الْمَنْكُوبَةُ، وَالسَّكْرَى وَلَكِنْ مِنْ غَيْرِ خَمْرٍ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 63:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 63:6 - فَدُسْتُ الشُّعُوبَ فِي غَيْظِي، وَأَسْكَرْتُهُمْ فِي غَضَبِي، وَسَكَبْتُ دِمَاءَهُمْ فَوْقَ الأَرْضِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 25:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:27 - ثُمَّ قُلْ لَهُمْ، هَذَا مَا يُعْلِنُهُ الرَّبُّ الْقَدِيرُ إِلَهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ: اشْرَبُوا وَاسْكَرُوا وَتَقَيَّأُوا وَاسْقُطُوا صَرْعَى، وَلا تَقُومُوا مِنْ جَرَّاءِ السَّيْفِ الَّذِي أُرْسِلُهُ فِي وَسَطِكُمْ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:26 - أَسْكِرُوهُ حَتَّى يَتَمَرَّغَ فِي قَيْئِهِ، وَيُصْبِحَ مَهْزَأَةً، لأَنَّهُ تَغَطْرَسَ عَلَى الرَّبِّ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:7 - كَانَتْ بَابِلُ كَأْسَ ذَهَبٍ فِي يَدِ اللهِ، فَسَكِرَتِ الأَرْضُ قَاطِبَةً. تَجَرَّعَتِ الأُمَمُ مِنْ خَمْرِهَا، لِذَلِكَ جُنَّتِ الشُّعُوبُ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:39

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:39 - عِنْدَ شَبَعِهِمْ أُعِدُّ لَهُمْ مَأْدُبَةً وَأُسْكِرُهُمْ حَتَّى تَأْخُذَهُمُ النَّشْوَةُ فَيَنَامُونَ نَوْماً أَبَدِيًّا لَا يَقْظَةَ مِنْهُ، يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:57

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:57 - إِنِّي أُسْكِرُ رُؤَسَاءَهَا وَحُكَمَاءَهَا وَمُحَارِبِيهَا، فَيَنَامُونَ نَوْماً أَبَدِيًّا لَا يَقْظَةَ مِنْهُ، يَقُولُ الْمَلِكُ، الرَّبُّ الْقَدِيرُ اسْمُهُ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 4:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:21 - ابْتَهِجِي وَافْرَحِي يَا ابْنَةَ أَدُومَ، يَا سَاكِنَةَ عَوْصٍ. إِنَّمَا هَذِهِ الْكَأْسُ سَتَجُوزُ عَلَيْكِ أَيْضاً فَتَسْكَرِينَ وَتَتَعَرَّيْنَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:11 - وَأَنْتِ أَيْضاً تَسْكَرِينَ وَتَتَرَنَّحِينَ، وَتَلْتَمِسِينَ مَلْجَأً مِنَ الأَعْدَاءِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:15 - وَيْلٌ لِمَنْ يَسْقِي صَاحِبَهُ مِنْ كَأْسِ الْغَضَبِ إِلَى أَنْ يَسْكَرَ لِيَنْظُرَ إِلَى خِزْيِهِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hag 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHag 1:6 - لَقَدْ زَرَعْتُمْ كَثِيراً وَحَصَدْتُمْ قَلِيلاً. أَكَلْتُمْ وَلَمْ تَشْبَعُوا. شَرِبْتُمْ وَلَمْ تَرْتَوُوا. اكْتَسَيْتُمْ وَلَمْ تَسْتَدْفِئُوا. وَالَّذِي يَأْخُذُ أُجْرَةً سَرْعَانَ مَا تَتَبَدَّدُ أُجْرَتُهُ، وَكَأَنَّهَا وُضِعَتْ فِي صُرَّةٍ مَثْقُوبَةٍ».
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