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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 - 'Wine and strong drink thou dost not drink, thou, and thy sons with thee, in your going in unto the tent of meeting, and ye die not -- a statute age-during to your generations;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:3 - from wine and strong drink he doth keep separate; vinegar of wine, and vinegar of strong drink he doth not drink, and any juice of grapes he doth not drink, and grapes moist or dry he doth not eat;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 28:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 28:7 - and its libation, a fourth of the hin for the one lamb; in the sanctuary cause thou a libation of strong drink to be poured out to Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 14:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:26 - and thou hast given the money for any thing which thy soul desireth, for oxen, and for sheep, and for wine, and for strong drink, and for any thing which thy soul asketh, and thou hast eaten there before Jehovah thy God, and thou hast rejoiced, thou and thy house.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 29:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:6 - bread ye have not eaten, and wine and strong drink ye have not drunk, so that ye know that I am Jehovah your God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:4 - And, now, take heed, I pray thee, and do not drink wine, and strong drink, and do not eat any unclean thing,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 13:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:7 - and he saith to me, Lo, thou art pregnant, and bearing a son, and now do not drink wine and strong drink, and do not eat any unclean thing, for a Nazarite to God is the youth from the womb till the day of his death.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:14 - of anything which cometh out from the wine-vine she doth not eat, and wine and strong drink she doth not drink, and any unclean thing she doth not eat; all that I have commanded her she doth observe.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 1:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:15 - And Hannah answereth and saith, 'No, my lord, A woman sharply pained in spirit I am, and wine and strong drink I have not drunk, and I pour out my soul before Jehovah;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:12 - Those sitting at the gate meditate concerning me, And those drinking strong drink, Play on instruments.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 20:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:1 - Wine is a scorner -- strong drink is noisy, And any going astray in it is not wise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 31:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:4 - Not for kings, O Lemuel, Not for kings, to drink wine, And for princes a desire of strong drink.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 31:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:6 - Give strong drink to the perishing, And wine to the bitter in soul,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:11 - Wo to those rising early in the morning, Strong drink they pursue! Tarrying in twilight, wine inflameth them!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:22

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:22 - Wo to the mighty to drink wine, And men of strength to mingle strong drink.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:9 - With a song they drink not wine, Bitter is strong drink to those drinking it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 28:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:7 - And even these through wine have erred, And through strong drink have wandered, Priest and prophet erred through strong drink, They have been swallowed up of the wine, They wandered because of the strong drink, They have erred in seeing, They have stumbled judicially.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:9 - Tarry and wonder, look ye, yea, look, Be drunk, and not with wine, Stagger, and not with strong drink.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 56:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 56:12 - 'Come ye, I take wine, And we drink, quaff strong drink, And as this day hath been to-morrow, Great -- exceeding abundant!'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:11 - If one is going with the wind, And with falsehood hath lied: 'I prophesy to thee of wine, and of strong drink,' He hath been the prophet of this people!
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