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Lexicon :: Strong's G4608 - sikera

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σίκερα
Transliteration
sikera (Key)
Pronunciation
sik'-er-ah
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Part of Speech
neuter noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of Hebrew origin שֵׁכָר (H7941)
mGNT
1x in 1 unique form(s) TR
1x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
15x in 1 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

σίκερα síkera, sik'-er-ah; of Hebrew origin (H7941); an intoxicant, i.e. intensely fermented liquor:—strong drink.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G4608 in the following manner: strong drink (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G4608 in the following manner: strong drink (1x).

  1. strong drink, an intoxicating beverage, different from wine; it was a artificial product, made of a mixture of sweet ingredients, whether derived from grain and vegetables, or from the juice of fruits (dates), or a decoction of honey

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
σίκερα síkera, sik'-er-ah; of Hebrew origin (H7941); an intoxicant, i.e. intensely fermented liquor:—strong drink.
STRONGS G4608:
σίκερα, τό (Hebrew שֵׁכָר (rather, according to Kautzsch (Gram., p. 11) for שִׁכְרָא (properly, σικρα) the stative emphatic of שְׁכַר (literally, 'intoxicating' drink))), indeclinable (Winers Grammar, 68 (66); Buttmann, 24 (21)) (yet Eusebius, praep. evang. 6, 10, 8 has a genitive σικερος (and Sophocles in his Lex. quotes from Cyrill. Alex. 1, 1041 d. (edited by Migne) a genitive σικερατος), strong drink, an intoxicating beverage, different from wine (except in Numbers 28:7 (cf. Isaiah 28:7)); it was a factitious product, made of a mixture of sweet ingredients, whether derived from grain and vegetables, or from the juice of fruits (dates), or a decoction of honey: Luke 1:15 (Leviticus 10:9; Numbers 6:3; Deuteronomy 14:25 (Deuteronomy 14:26); Deuteronomy 29:6, etc.; the same Hebrew word is rendered also by μέθυσμα, Judges 13:4, 7, 14; Micah 2:11). Cf. Winers RWB under the word Wein, künstlicher; (B. D., under the word ).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Leviticus
10:9
Numbers
6:3; 28:7
Deuteronomy
14:25; 14:26; 29:6
Judges
13:4; 13:7; 13:14
Isaiah
28:7
Micah
2:11
Luke
1:15

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4608 matches the Greek σίκερα (sikera),
which occurs 15 times in 13 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 10:9 - “Drink no wine or strong drink, you or your sons with you, when you go into the tent of meeting, lest you die. It shall be a statute forever throughout your generations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:3 - he shall separate himself from wine and strong drink. He shall drink no vinegar made from wine or strong drink and shall not drink any juice of grapes or eat grapes, fresh or dried.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 28:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 28:7 - Its drink offering shall be a quarter of a hin for each lamb. In the Holy Place you shall pour out a drink offering of strong drink to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 14:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:26 - and spend the money for whatever you desire—oxen or sheep or wine or strong drink, whatever your appetite craves. And you shall eat there before 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, and you have not drunk wine or strong drink, that you may know that I am the LORD your God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:4 - Therefore be careful and drink no wine or strong drink, and eat nothing 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 bear a son. So then drink no wine or strong drink, and eat nothing unclean, for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb 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 of anything that comes from the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, or eat any unclean thing. All that I commanded her let her observe.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:11 - Woe to those who rise early in the morning,
that they may run after strong drink,
who tarry late into the evening
as wine inflames them!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:22

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:22 - Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine,
and valiant men in mixing strong drink,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:9 - No more do they drink wine with singing;
strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 28:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:7 - These also reel with wine
and stagger with strong drink;
the priest and the prophet reel with strong drink,
they are swallowed by[fn] wine,
they stagger with strong drink,
they reel in vision,
they stumble in giving judgment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:9 - Astonish yourselves[fn] and be astonished;
blind yourselves and be blind!
Be drunk,[fn] but not with wine;
stagger,[fn] but not with strong drink!
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