Quick Definition
strong drink
Strong's Definition
an intoxicant, i.e. intensely alcoholic liquor
Derivation: from H7937 (שָׁכַר);
KJV Usage: strong drink, [phrase] drunkard, strong wine.
TWOT Reference: 2388a
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
שֵׁכָר (she.khar) — strong drink. strong drink, intoxicating drink, fermented or intoxicating liquor
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun m · שׁכר
Liquids | Wine | ≈ חֹמֶץ · יַיִן
date-wine = alcoholic liquid; ◄ made out of dates through the process of fermentation; ► used as beverage, though to be avoided by Nazirites, and by priests when on duty; ≈ associated with joy and well-being, but also with drunkenness and foolishness
LEV 10:9 · NUM 6:3 · NUM 6:3 · NUM 28:7 · DEU 14:26 · DEU 29:5 · JDG 13:4 · JDG 13:7 · JDG 13:14 · 1SA 1:15 · PSA 69:13 · PRO 20:1 · PRO 31:4 · PRO 31:6 · ISA 5:11 · ISA 5:22 · ISA 24:9 · ISA 28:7 · ISA 28:7 · ISA 28:7 · ISA 29:9 · ISA 56:12 · MIC 2:11
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
שֵׁכָר n.[m.] intoxicating drink, strong drink base