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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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

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 BoxLev 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 10:9 - “Do not drink H7941 wine H3196 or strong H7941 drink, H8354 neither you nor H408 your sons H1121 with you, when you come H935 into the tent H168 of meeting, H4150 so that you will not die H4191—it is a perpetual H5769 statute H2708 throughout your generations H1755—

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:3 - he shall abstain H5144 from wine H3196 and strong H7941 drink; H7941 he shall drink H7941 no H3808 vinegar, H2558 whether made from wine H3196 or strong H7941 drink, H8354 nor H3808 shall he drink H8354 any H3605 grape H6025 juice H4952 nor H3808 eat H398 fresh H3892 or dried H3002 grapes. H6025

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 28:7 - ‘Then the drink H5262 offering H5262 with it shall be a fourth H7243 of a hin H1969 for each H259 lamb, H3532 in the holy H6944 place you shall pour H5258 out a drink H5262 offering H5262 of strong H7941 drink H7941 to the LORD. H3068

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:26 - “You may spend H5414 the money H3701 for whatever H3605 H834 your [fn]heart H5315 desires: H183 for oxen, H1241 or sheep, H6629 or wine, H3196 or strong H7941 drink, H7941 or whatever H3605 H834 your [fn]heart H5315 [fn]desires; H7592 and there H8033 you shall eat H398 in the presence H6440 of the LORD H3068 your God H430 and rejoice, H8055 you and your household. H1004

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:6 - “You have not eaten H398 bread, H3899 nor H3808 have you drunk H8354 wine H3196 or strong H7941 drink, H7941 in order H4616 that you might know H3045 that I am the LORD H3068 your God. H430

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:4 - “Now H6258 therefore, be careful H8104 not to drink H8354 wine H3196 or strong H7941 drink, H7941 nor H408 eat H398 any H3605 unclean H2931 thing. H2931

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:7 - “But he said H559 to me, ‘Behold, H2009 you shall conceive H2030 and give H3205 birth H3205 to a son, H1121 and now H6258 you shall not drink H8354 wine H3196 or strong H7941 drink H7941 nor H408 eat H398 any H3605 unclean H2932 thing, H2932 for the boy H5288 shall be a Nazirite H5139 to God H430 from the womb H990 to the day H3117 of his death.’” H4194

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:14 - “She should not eat H398 anything H3605 that comes H3318 from the vine H1612 nor H408 drink H8354 wine H3196 or strong H7941 drink, H7941 nor H408 eat H398 any H3605 unclean H2932 thing; H2932 let her observe H8104 all H3605 that I commanded.” H6680

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:15 - But Hannah H2584 replied, H6030 “No, H369 my lord, H113 I am a woman H802 [fn]oppressed H7186 in spirit; H7307 I have drunk H8354 neither H3808 wine H3196 nor H3808 strong H7941 drink, H7941 but I have poured H8210 out my soul H5315 before H6440 the LORD. H3068

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:12 - Those who sit H3427 in the gate H8179 talk H7878 about me,
And I am the [fn]song H5058 of the drunkards. H7941 H8354

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:1 - Wine H3196 is a mocker, H3887 strong H7941 drink H7941 a brawler, H1993
And whoever H3605 [fn]is intoxicated H7686 by it is not wise. H2449

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:4 - It is not for kings, H4428 O Lemuel, H3927
It is not for kings H4428 to drink H7941 wine, H3196
Or for rulers H7336 to desire H183 strong H7941 drink, H8354

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:6 - Give H5414 strong H7941 drink H7941 to him who is perishing, H6
And wine H3196 to him [fn]whose life H5315 is bitter. H4751

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:11 - Woe H1945 to those who rise H7925 early H7925 in the morning H1242 that they may pursue H7291 strong H7941 drink, H7941
Who stay H309 up late H309 in the evening H5399 that wine H3196 may inflame H1814 them!

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:22

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:22 - Woe H1945 to those who are heroes H1368 in drinking H8354 wine H3196
And valiant H2428 men H376 in mixing H4537 strong H7941 drink, H7941

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:9 - They do not drink H8354 wine H3196 with song; H7892
Strong H7941 drink H7941 is bitter H4843 to those who drink H8354 it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:7 - And these H428 also H1571 reel H7686 with wine H3196 and stagger H8582 from strong H7941 drink: H7941
The priest H3548 and the prophet H5030 reel H7686 with strong H7941 drink, H7941
They are confused H1104 by wine, H3196 they stagger H8582 from strong H7941 drink; H7941
They reel H7686 while [fn]having visions, H7203
They totter H6328 when rendering judgment. H6417

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:9 - Be delayed H4102 and wait, H8539
Blind H8173 yourselves and be blind; H8173
They become H7937 drunk, H7937 but not with wine, H3196
They stagger, H5128 but not with strong H7941 drink. H7941

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 56:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 56:12 - “Come,” H857 they say, “let [fn]us get H3947 wine, H3196 and let us drink H7941 heavily H5433 of strong H7941 drink; H5433
And tomorrow H4279 will be like today, H2088 H3117 only more H1419 H3499 H3966 so.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:11 - “If H3863 a man H376 walking H1980 after wind H7307 and falsehood H8267
Had told H3576 lies H3576 and said,
‘I will [fn]speak H5197 out to you concerning wine H3196 and liquor,’ H7941
He would be [fn]spokesman H5197 to this H2088 people. H5971
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