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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 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 1Sa 1:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:15 - But Hannah answered, “No, my lord, I am a woman troubled in spirit. I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I have been pouring out my soul before the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:12 - I am the talk of those who sit in the gate,
and the drunkards make songs about me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 20:1

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

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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 wine,
or for rulers to take strong drink,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 31:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:6 - Give strong drink to the one who is perishing,
and wine to those in bitter distress;[fn]

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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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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 56:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 56:12 - “Come,” they say, “let me get wine;
let us fill ourselves with strong drink;
and tomorrow will be like this day,
great beyond measure.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:11 - If a man should go about and utter wind and lies,
saying, “I will preach to you of wine and strong drink,”
he would be the preacher for this people!
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