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Lexicon :: Strong's H7941 - šēḵār

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שֵׁכָר
Transliteration
šēḵār
Pronunciation
shay-kawr'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2388a

Strong’s Definitions

שֵׁכָר shêkâr, shay-kawr'; from H7937; an intoxicant, i.e. intensely alcoholic liquor:—strong drink, drunkard, strong wine.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x

The KJV translates Strong's H7941 in the following manner: strong drink (21x), strong wine (1x), drunkard (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x
The KJV translates Strong's H7941 in the following manner: strong drink (21x), strong wine (1x), drunkard (1x).

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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שֵׁכָר shêkâr, shay-kawr'; from H7937; an intoxicant, i.e. intensely alcoholic liquor:—strong drink, drunkard, strong wine.
STRONGS H7941: Abbreviations
† שֵׁכָר noun [masculine] intoxicating drink, strong drink (BaNB § 71); — always שׁ׳ absolute; usually || וַיִן (except Psalm 69:13): Isaiah 29:8; usually condemned, Isaiah 5:11, 22; Isaiah 28:7 (3 times in verse); Isaiah 56:12 (נִסְבְּאָה שׁ׳), Micah 2:11; 1 Samuel 1:15; Proverbs 20:1; forbidden to priests on duty Leviticus 10:9 (P); not for princes Proverbs 31:4; nor Nazirite Numbers 6:3; Judges 13:4, 7, 14, compare חֹמֶץ שׁ׳ Numbers 6:3; שׁוֺתֵי שׁ׳ Psalm 69:13 drunkards; but שׁ׳ as common drink Deuteronomy 29:5 (opposed to miraculous), allowable in sacrificial meal Deuteronomy 14:26, commended for weak and weary Proverbs 31:4; נֶסֶךְ שׁ׳ Numbers 28:7(P; for יַיִן Numbers 28:14); see further KennedyEncy. Bib. iv. 5309 f. — On form compare LagM ii. 357; BN 51.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

10:9

Numbers

6:3; 6:3; 28:7; 28:14

Deuteronomy

14:26; 29:5

Judges

13:4; 13:7; 13:14

1 Samuel

1:15

Psalms

69:13; 69:13

Proverbs

20:1; 31:4; 31:4

Isaiah

5:11; 5:22; 28:7; 29:8; 56:12

Micah

2:11

H7941

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Strong's Number H7941 matches the Hebrew שֵׁכָר (šēḵār),
which occurs 23 times in 20 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 10:9 - “[fn]Do not drink wine or intoxicating drink, neither you nor your sons with you, when you come into the Tent of Meeting, so that you will not die—it is a permanent statute throughout your generations—

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:3 - he shall abstain from wine and strong drink; he shall drink no vinegar, whether made from wine or strong drink, nor shall he drink any grape juice nor eat fresh or dried grapes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 28:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 28:7 - ‘Its drink offering shall be a fourth of a hin for each lamb, in the holy place you shall pour out a strong drink offering to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 14:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:26 - “You may spend the money for [fn]anything your heart desires: for oxen, or sheep, or wine, or [other] strong drink, or [fn]anything else you want. You shall eat there in the presence of the LORD your God and rejoice, you and your household.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 29:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:6 - “You have not eaten bread, nor have you drunk wine or strong drink, so that you might know that I am the LORD your God [on whom you must depend].

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:4 - “Therefore, be careful not to drink wine or [any other] intoxicating drink, and do not eat anything [ceremonially] unclean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 13:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:7 - “But He said to me, ‘Behold, you shall conceive and give birth to a son, and now you shall not drink wine or [any other] intoxicating drink, nor eat anything [ceremonially] unclean, for the boy shall be a Nazirite to God from birth to the day of his death.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:14 - “She may not eat anything that comes from the vine nor drink wine or [any other] intoxicating drink, nor eat anything [ceremonially] unclean. She shall observe everything that I commanded her.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 1:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:15 - But Hannah answered, “No, my lord, I am a woman with a despairing spirit. I have not been drinking wine or any intoxicating drink, but I have poured out my soul before the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:12 -

They who sit in the [city’s] gate talk about me and mock me,

And I am the song of the drunkards.

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Wine is a mocker, strong drink a riotous brawler;

And whoever is intoxicated by it is not wise.

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It is not for kings, O Lemuel,

It is not for kings to drink wine,

Or for rulers to desire strong drink,

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Give strong drink [as medicine] to him who is ready to pass away,

And wine to him whose life is bitter.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:11 -

Woe (judgment is coming) to those who rise early in the morning to pursue intoxicating drink,

Who stay up late in the night till wine inflames them!

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Woe (judgment is coming) to those who are heroes at drinking wine

And men of strength in mixing intoxicating drinks,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:9 -

They do not drink wine with a song;

Strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:7 -

But even these reel with wine and stagger from strong drink:

The priest and the prophet reel with strong drink;

They are confused by wine, they stagger from strong drink;

They reel while seeing visions,

They stagger when pronouncing judgment.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:9 -

Stop and take some time and wonder [at this prophecy],

Blind yourselves and be blinded [at its fulfillment by your spiritual incompetence].

They are drunk, but not from wine;

They stagger, but not from strong drink.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 56:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 56:12 -

“Come,” [they say,] “let us get wine, and let us fill ourselves with strong drink;

And tomorrow will be like today, very great indeed.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:11 -

“If a man walking in a false spirit [spouting deception]

Should lie and say,

‘I will prophesy to you [O Israel] of wine and liquor (greed, sensual pleasure),’

He would be the acceptable spokesman of this people.

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