H7941 — שֵׁכָר (shêkâr)

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Strong's H7941 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: שֵׁכָר (shêkâr)

Pronunciation: shay-kawr'

Morphology: n-m

Derivation: from שָׁכַר (shâkar) [H7937];

Definition: an intoxicant, i.e. intensely alcoholic liquor

KJV Renderings: strong drink, [phrase] drunkard, strong wine.

Senses

  1. strong drink, intoxicating drink, fermented or intoxicating liquor

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
G3631 οἶνος oînos a primary word (or perhaps of Hebrew origin (H3196)) "wine" (literally or figuratively) wine
G4608 σίκερα síkera of Hebrew origin (H7941) an intoxicant, i.e. intensely fermented liquor strong drink
G4965 Συχάρ Sychár of Hebrew origin (H7941) Sychar (i.e. Shekar), a place in Palestine Sychar
H7937 שָׁכַר shâkar a primitive root to become tipsy; in a qualified sense, to satiate with astimulating drink or (figuratively) influence (be filled with) drink (abundantly), (be, make) drunk(-en), be merry. (Superlative of שָׁקָה (shâqâh) H8248.)

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.