שָׁכַר (shâkar) — Drink
Hebrew word study: שָׁכַר (shâkar), Strong's H7937. to become tipsy; in a qualified sense, to satiate with astimulating drink or (figuratively) influence
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
to become tipsy; in a qualified sense, to satiate with astimulating drink or (figuratively) influence
KJV translation words: (be filled with) drink (abundantly), (be, make) drunk(-en), be merry. (Superlative of H8248 (שָׁקָה).)
Strong's H7937 is tagged on 19 words in 19 verses across 11 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 9:21 and last appears in Haggai 1:6.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (all 19)
- Genesis 9:21 — וַיִּשְׁכָּר — and he became drunk
- Genesis 43:34 — וַיִּשְׁכְּרוּ — and they became drunk
- Deuteronomy 32:42 — אַשְׁכִּיר — I will make drunk
- 1 Samuel 1:14 — תִּשְׁתַּכָּרִין — will you be drunk
- 2 Samuel 11:13 — וַיְשַׁכְּרֵהוּ — and he made drunk him
- Song of Solomon 5:1 — וְשִׁכְרוּ — and become drunk
- Isaiah 29:9 — שָׁכְרוּ — people have become drunk
- Isaiah 49:26 — יִשְׁכָּרוּן — they will become drunk
- Isaiah 51:21 — וּשְׁכֻרַת — and O drunken one
- Isaiah 63:6 — וַאֲשַׁכְּרֵם — and I made drunk them
- Jeremiah 25:27 — וְשִׁכְרוּ — and become drunk
- Jeremiah 48:26 — הַשְׁכִּירֻהוּ — make drunk it
- Jeremiah 51:7 — מְשַׁכֶּרֶת — making drunk
- Jeremiah 51:39 — וְהִשְׁכַּרְתִּים — and I will make drunk them
- Jeremiah 51:57 — וְהִשְׁכַּרְתִּי — and I will make drunk
- Lamentations 4:21 — תִּשְׁכְּרִי — you will become drunk
- Nahum 3:11 — תִּשְׁכְּרִי — you will become drunk
- Habakkuk 2:15 — שַׁכֵּר — you make them drunk
- Haggai 1:6 — לְשָׁכְרָה — to become drunk
Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H7910 שִׁכּוֹר (shikkôwr), H7936 שָׂכַר (sâkar), H7941 שֵׁכָר (shêkâr), H7943 שִׁכָּרוֹן (shikkârôwn).
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What does shâkar (H7937) mean?
To become tipsy; in a qualified sense, to satiate with astimulating drink or (figuratively) influence.
How is H7937 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H7937 as: (be filled with) drink (abundantly), (be, make) drunk(-en), be merry. (Superlative of H8248 (שָׁקָה).).
How often does שָׁכַר (shâkar) appear?
Strong's H7937 is tagged on 19 words in 19 verses across 11 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 9:21 and last appears in Haggai 1:6.
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