H7937 — שָׁכַר (shâkar)

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Strong's H7937 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: שָׁכַר (shâkar)

Pronunciation: shaw-kar'

Morphology: v

Derivation: a primitive root;

Definition: to become tipsy; in a qualified sense, to satiate with astimulating drink or (figuratively) influence

KJV Renderings: (be filled with) drink (abundantly), (be, make) drunk(-en), be merry. (Superlative of שָׁקָה (shâqâh) [H8248].)

Senses

  1. to be or become drunk or drunken, be intoxicated
    1. (Qal) to become drunken
    2. (Piel) to make drunken, cause to be drunk
    3. (Hiphil) to cause to be drunk
    4. (Hithpael) to make oneself drunk

Cross References

Strong's Original Transliteration Derivation Definition KJV Renderings
G3178 μέθη méthē apparently a primary word an intoxicant, i.e. (by implication) intoxication drunkenness
G3182 μεθύσκω methýskō a prolonged (transitive) form of G3184 to intoxicate be drunk(-en)
G3184 μεθύω methýō from another form of G3178 to drink to intoxication, i.e. get drunk drink well, make (be) drunk(-en)
H8248 שָׁקָה shâqâh a primitive root to quaff, i.e. (causatively) to irrigate or furnish apotion to cause to (give, give to, let, make to) drink, drown, moisten, water. See שָׁכַר (shâkar) H7937, שָׁתָה (shâthâh) H8354

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.