שֵׁכָר
šēkār
intoxicating drink
Strong's H7941NounHebrewTWOT 2388a

שֵׁכָר (šēkār) is a Hebrew noun meaning intoxicating drink. It appears 23 times in 9 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H7941).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2388a)

Range of meaning (TWOT 2388a)intoxicating drink, strong drink; intoxicant, liquor; drunkard, strong wine
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

שֵׁכָר noun, masculine: intoxicating drink, strong drink

Strong's H7941 שֵׁכָר: an intoxicant, i.e. intensely alcoholic liquor
KJV:strong drink, drunkard, strong wine.

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.

Root family 2388: שָׁכַר šākar — be, become, drunk, drunken; become drunken; make drunken; become tipsy, satiate, influence; drink

See it in Scripture

Leviticus 10:9Numbers 6:3Deuteronomy 14:26

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