Word Study · Strong's H7941 · Hebrew
שֵׁכָר
shekar
shay-kawr'
Strong's 1890 spelling: shêkâr
“an intoxicant, i.e. intensely alcoholic liquor”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
an intoxicant, i.e. intensely alcoholic liquor
Rendered in the KJV as
strong drink, [phrase] drunkard, strong wine.
- 23occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 9 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 14inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 23 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 14
- שֵׁכָֽר׃4
- שֵׁכָ֖ר3
- וְשֵׁכָר֙2
- וְשֵׁכָ֖ר2
- שֵׁכָ֑ר2
- שֵׁכָ֣ר2
- בַשֵּׁכָ֜ר1
- הַשֵּׁכָ֔ר1
- וּבַשֵּׁכָ֔ר1
- וּבַשֵּׁכָ֖ר1
- וְלַשֵּׁכָ֑ר1
- וְשֵׁכָ֞ר1
and 2 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 7
- strong drink11
- and strong drink7
- and for the strong drink1
- and of the strong drink1
- and with the strong drink1
- the strong drink1
- with the strong drink1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 5
- noun · masculine singular11
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular7
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular3
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular1
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmsa · 11
- HC/Ncmsa · 7
- HC/Rd/Ncmsa · 3
- HRd/Ncmsa · 1
- HTd/Ncmsa · 1
All 23, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Isaiah8 of 23 · 35%
- Numbers3 of 23 · 13%
- Judges3 of 23 · 13%
- Proverbs3 of 23 · 13%
- Deuteronomy2 of 23 · 9%
Isaiah carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Numbers3 occurrences
- Numbers 6:3וְשֵׁכָר֙veshekharconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularhe is to abstain from wine and strong drink. He must not drink vinegar made from wine or strong drink, and he must not drink any grape juice or eat fresh grapes or raisins.here: and strong drink
- Numbers 6:3שֵׁכָ֖רshekharnoun · masculine singularhe is to abstain from wine and strong drink. He must not drink vinegar made from wine or strong drink, and he must not drink any grape juice or eat fresh grapes or raisins.here: strong drink
- Numbers 28:7שֵׁכָ֖רshekharnoun · masculine singularThe drink offering accompanying each lamb shall be a quarter hin. Pour out the offering of fermented drink to the LORD in the sanctuary area.here: strong drink
Deuteronomy2 occurrences
- Deuteronomy 14:26וּבַשֵּׁכָ֔רuvashekharconjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + noun · masculine singularThen you may spend the money on anything you desire: cattle, sheep, wine, strong drink, or anything you wish. You are to feast there in the presence of the LORD your God and rejoice with your household.here: and for the strong drink
- Deuteronomy 29:6וְשֵׁכָ֖רveshekharconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularYou ate no bread and drank no wine or strong drink, so that you might know that I am the LORD your God.here: and strong drink
Judges3 occurrences
- Judges 13:4וְשֵׁכָ֑רveshekharconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularNow please be careful not to drink wine or strong drink, and not to eat anything unclean.here: and strong drink
- Judges 13:7וְשֵׁכָ֗רveshekharconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularBut he said to me, ‘Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son. Now, therefore, do not drink wine or strong drink, and do not eat anything unclean, because the boy will be a Nazirite to God from the womb until the day of his death.’”here: and strong drink
- Judges 13:14וְשֵׁכָר֙veshekharconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularShe must not eat anything that comes from the vine, nor drink any wine or strong drink, nor eat anything unclean. She must do everything I have commanded her.”here: and strong drink
Psalms1 occurrence
Proverbs3 occurrences
- Proverbs 20:1שֵׁכָ֑רshekharnoun · masculine singularWine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise.here: strong drink
- Proverbs 31:4שֵׁכָֽר׃shekharnoun · masculine singularIt is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to crave strong drink,here: strong drink
- Proverbs 31:6שֵׁכָ֣רshekharnoun · masculine singularGive strong drink to one who is perishing, and wine to the bitter in soul.here: strong drink
Isaiah8 occurrences
- Isaiah 5:11שֵׁכָ֣רshekharnoun · masculine singularWoe to those who rise early in the morning in pursuit of strong drink, who linger into the evening, to be inflamed by wine.here: strong drink
- Isaiah 5:22שֵׁכָֽר׃shekharnoun · masculine singularWoe to those who are heroes in drinking wine and champions in mixing strong drink,here: strong drink
- Isaiah 24:9שֵׁכָ֖רshekharnoun · masculine singularThey no longer sing and drink wine; strong drink is bitter to those who consume it.here: strong drink
- Isaiah 28:7וּבַשֵּׁכָ֖רuvashekharconjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + noun · masculine singularThese also stagger from wine and stumble from strong drink: Priests and prophets reel from strong drink and are befuddled by wine. They stumble because of strong drink, muddled in their visions and stumbling in their judgments.here: and with the strong drink
- Isaiah 28:7בַשֵּׁכָ֜רvashekharpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularThese also stagger from wine and stumble from strong drink: Priests and prophets reel from strong drink and are befuddled by wine. They stumble because of strong drink, muddled in their visions and stumbling in their judgments.here: with the strong drink
- Isaiah 28:7הַשֵּׁכָ֔רhashekharthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThese also stagger from wine and stumble from strong drink: Priests and prophets reel from strong drink and are befuddled by wine. They stumble because of strong drink, muddled in their visions and stumbling in their judgments.here: the strong drink
- Isaiah 29:9שֵׁכָֽר׃shekharnoun · masculine singularStop and be astonished; blind yourselves and be sightless; be drunk, but not with wine; stagger, but not from strong drink.here: strong drink
- Isaiah 56:12שֵׁכָ֑רshekharnoun · masculine singular“Come, let me get the wine, let us imbibe the strong drink, and tomorrow will be like today, only far better!”here: strong drink