TBESH · H7941
שֵׁכָר · she.khar · strong drink
strong drink, intoxicating drink, fermented or intoxicating liquor
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she.khar H7941
שֵׁכָר (she.khar) means “strong drink” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
שֵׁכָר Hebrew · H7941 23 tagged occurrences in 20 verses
Pronunciation guide: shay-kawr' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
Strong’s Hebrew dictionary
from H7937 (שָׁכַר); an intoxicant, i.e. intensely alcoholic liquor
KJV glosses: strong drink, [phrase] drunkard, strong wine.
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How translators render H7941
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| strong drink | 8 |
| or strong drink | 7 |
| from strong drink | 3 |
| and strong drink | 2 |
| of fermented drink | 1 |
| the strong drink | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| strong drink | 6 |
| nor strong drink | 3 |
| or strong drink | 2 |
| through strong drink | 2 |
| and now drink | 1 |
| and of strong drink | 1 |
| and strong drink | 1 |
| and through strong drink | 1 |
| but not with strong drink | 1 |
| of strong drink | 1 |
| of the drunkards | 1 |
| or for strong drink | 1 |
| ourselves with strong drink | 1 |
| shalt thou cause the strong wine | 1 |
Verses containing H7941
Page 1 of 1. 20 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
- Leviticus 10:9
· BSB · 1 occurrence
“You and your sons are not to drink wine or strong drink when you enter the Tent of Meeting, or else you will die; this is a permanent statute for the generations to come.
Read word by word - Numbers 6:3
· BSB · 2 occurrences
he is to abstain from wine and strong drink. He must not drink vinegar made from wine or strong drink, and he must not drink any grape juice or eat fresh grapes or raisins.
Read word by word - Numbers 28:7
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The drink offering accompanying each lamb shall be a quarter hin. Pour out the offering of fermented drink to the LORD in the sanctuary area.
Read word by word - Deuteronomy 14:26
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Then you may spend the money on anything you desire: cattle, sheep, wine, strong drink, or anything you wish. You are to feast there in the presence of the LORD your God and rejoice with your household.
Read word by word - Deuteronomy 29:6
· BSB · 1 occurrence
You ate no bread and drank no wine or strong drink, so that you might know that I am the LORD your God.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 29.5
- Judges 13:4
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Now please be careful not to drink wine or strong drink, and not to eat anything unclean.
Read word by word - Judges 13:7
· BSB · 1 occurrence
But he said to me, ‘Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son. Now, therefore, do not drink wine or strong drink, and do not eat anything unclean, because the boy will be a Nazirite to God from the womb until the day of his death.’”
Read word by word - Judges 13:14
· BSB · 1 occurrence
She must not eat anything that comes from the vine, nor drink any wine or strong drink, nor eat anything unclean. She must do everything I have commanded her.”
Read word by word - 1 Samuel 1:15
· BSB · 1 occurrence
“No, my lord,” Hannah replied. “I am a woman troubled in spirit. I have not had any wine or strong drink, but I have poured out my soul before the LORD.
Read word by word - Psalms 69:12
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Those who sit at the gate mock me, and I am the song of drunkards.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 69.13
- Proverbs 20:1
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
Read word by word - Proverbs 31:4
· BSB · 1 occurrence
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to crave strong drink,
Read word by word - Proverbs 31:6
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Give strong drink to one who is perishing, and wine to the bitter in soul.
Read word by word - Isaiah 5:11
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Woe to those who rise early in the morning in pursuit of strong drink, who linger into the evening, to be inflamed by wine.
Read word by word - Isaiah 5:22
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Woe to those who are heroes in drinking wine and champions in mixing strong drink,
Read word by word - Isaiah 24:9
· BSB · 1 occurrence
They no longer sing and drink wine; strong drink is bitter to those who consume it.
Read word by word - Isaiah 28:7
· BSB · 3 occurrences
These also stagger from wine and stumble from strong drink: Priests and prophets reel from strong drink and are befuddled by wine. They stumble because of strong drink, muddled in their visions and stumbling in their judgments.
Read word by word - Isaiah 29:9
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Stop and be astonished; blind yourselves and be sightless; be drunk, but not with wine; stagger, but not from strong drink.
Read word by word - Isaiah 56:12
· BSB · 1 occurrence
“Come, let me get the wine, let us imbibe the strong drink, and tomorrow will be like today, only far better!”
Read word by word - Micah 2:11
· BSB · 1 occurrence
If a man of wind were to come and say falsely, “I will preach to you of wine and strong drink,” he would be just the preacher for this people!
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