שָׁכַר
šākar
be drunk
Strong's H7937VerbHebrewTWOT 2388

שָׁכַר (šākar) is a Hebrew verb meaning be drunk. It appears 19 times in 11 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H7937).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2388)

Range of meaning (TWOT 2388)be, become, drunk, drunken; become drunken; make drunken; become tipsy, satiate, influence; drink
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

שָׁכַר verb: be, become, drunk, drunken

Strong's H7937 שָׁכַר: to become tipsy; in a qualified sense, to satiate with a stimulating drink or (figuratively) influence
KJV:(be filled with) drink (abundantly), (be, make) drunk(-en), be merry. (Superlative of H8248.)

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

See it in Scripture

Genesis 9:21Deuteronomy 32:421 Samuel 1:14

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