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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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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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 - “Do not drink H7941 wine or strong H7941 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 perpetual 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 H7941 drink; H7941 he shall drink H7941 no vinegar, whether made from wine or strong H7941 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 - ‘Then the drink offering with it shall be a fourth of a hin for each lamb, in the holy place you shall pour out a drink offering of strong H7941 drink H7941 to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 14:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:26 - “You may spend the money for whatever your [fn]heart desires: for oxen, or sheep, or wine, or strong H7941 drink, H7941 or whatever your [fn]heart [fn]desires; and there you shall eat 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 H7941 drink, H7941 in order that you might know that I am the LORD your God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:4 - “Now therefore, be careful not to drink wine or strong H7941 drink, H7941 nor eat any unclean thing.

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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 strong H7941 drink H7941 nor eat any unclean thing, for the boy 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 should not eat anything that comes from the vine nor drink wine or strong H7941 drink, H7941 nor eat any unclean thing; let her observe all that I commanded.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 1:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:15 - But Hannah replied, “No, my lord, I am a woman [fn]oppressed in spirit; I have drunk neither wine nor strong H7941 drink, H7941 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 - Those who sit in the gate talk about me,
And I am the [fn]song of the drunkards. H7941

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 20:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:1 - Wine is a mocker, strong H7941 drink H7941 a brawler,
And whoever [fn]is intoxicated by it is not wise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 31:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:4 - It is not for kings, O Lemuel,
It is not for kings to drink H7941 wine,
Or for rulers to desire strong H7941 drink,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 31:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:6 - Give strong H7941 drink H7941 to him who is perishing,
And wine to him [fn]whose life is bitter.

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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 pursue strong H7941 drink, H7941
Who stay up late in the evening that wine may inflame them!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:22

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:22 - Woe to those who are heroes in drinking wine
And valiant men in mixing strong H7941 drink, H7941

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:9 - They do not drink wine with song;
Strong H7941 drink H7941 is bitter to those who drink it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 28:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:7 - And these also reel with wine and stagger from strong H7941 drink: H7941
The priest and the prophet reel with strong H7941 drink, H7941
They are confused by wine, they stagger from strong H7941 drink; H7941
They reel while [fn]having visions,
They totter when rendering judgment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:9 - Be delayed and wait,
Blind yourselves and be blind;
They become drunk, but not with wine,
They stagger, but not with strong H7941 drink. H7941

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 56:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 56:12 - “Come,” they say, “let [fn]us get wine, and let us drink H7941 heavily of strong H7941 drink;
And tomorrow will be like today, only more so.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:11 - “If a man walking after wind and falsehood
Had told lies and said,
‘I will [fn]speak out to you concerning wine and liquor,’ H7941
He would be [fn]spokesman to this people.
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