שָׁתָה (sha.tah) means “to drink” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: shaw-thaw' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
שָׁתָה · sha.tah · to drink
1) to drink 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to drink 1a1a) of drinking cup of God's wrath, of slaughter, of wicked deeds (fig) 1a2) to feast 1b) (Niphal) to be drunk Aramaic equivalent: she.tah (שְׁתָה "to drink" H8355)
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a primitive root; to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
KJV glosses: [idiom] assuredly, banquet, [idiom] certainly, drink(-er, -ing), drunk ([idiom] -ard), surely. (Prop. intensive of H8248 (שָׁקָה).)
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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 |
|---|---|
| and drink | 36 |
| drink | 28 |
| to drink | 26 |
| and drank | 18 |
| and drinking | 11 |
| or drink | 8 |
| drinking | 4 |
| to drink it | 4 |
| they drink | 3 |
| they will drink | 3 |
| you drink | 3 |
| may drink | 2 |
| or drinking | 2 |
| will drink | 2 |
| you drank | 2 |
| and drink it | 1 |
| and drunk | 1 |
| and drunk foreign | 1 |
| and he drank | 1 |
| and he would drink | 1 |
| and they will drink | 1 |
| and you are to drink it | 1 |
| and you will drink | 1 |
| are we to drink | 1 |
| but when he drank | 1 |
| drank | 1 |
| drink it down | 1 |
| drinks from | 1 |
| drinks in | 1 |
| drunk | 1 |
| drunk it | 1 |
| getting | 1 |
| getting drunk | 1 |
| had | 1 |
| have drunk | 1 |
| he is drinking | 1 |
| he will drink | 1 |
| how can i drink | 1 |
| i have drunk | 1 |
| in drinking | 1 |
| is it not enough for you to drink | 1 |
| is to refresh those | 1 |
| let him drink | 1 |
| let him drink for himself | 1 |
| more to drink | 1 |
| must drink | 1 |
| must drink it | 1 |
| nor drink | 1 |
| of drunkards | 1 |
| or | 1 |
| or drinks | 1 |
| simply for yourselves | 1 |
| so i drank | 1 |
| so that i may drink | 1 |
| so they feasted | 1 |
| that drinks in | 1 |
| that i may drink | 1 |
| the well-watered trees | 1 |
| to dine | 1 |
| to those who consume it | 1 |
| we drink | 1 |
| well-watered | 1 |
| were able to drink | 1 |
| were drinking | 1 |
| when samson drank | 1 |
| who drinks | 1 |
| who drinks up | 1 |
| will drink it too | 1 |
| will drink the wine | 1 |
| you are to drink | 1 |
| you drinkers | 1 |
| you most certainly must drink it | 1 |
| you must drink it too | 1 |
| you who have drained | 1 |
| you will drink | 1 |
| you will drink it | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| and drink | 41 |
| to drink | 17 |
| drink | 14 |
| nor drink | 10 |
| and to drink | 8 |
| and drinking | 7 |
| not drink | 7 |
| and drunk | 5 |
| drinking | 5 |
| and they shall drink | 4 |
| and he drank | 3 |
| drinketh | 3 |
| may drink | 3 |
| shall drink | 3 |
| thou shalt drink | 3 |
| all that drink | 2 |
| and drank | 2 |
| and they drink | 2 |
| drank | 2 |
| i have drunk | 2 |
| not to drink | 2 |
| that i may drink | 2 |
| that ye may drink | 2 |
| all ye drinkers | 1 |
| also so i drank | 1 |
| and behold he drinketh | 1 |
| and he shall drink | 1 |
| and let us drink | 1 |
| and shall drink | 1 |
| and thou didst drink | 1 |
| and to have drunk | 1 |
| and when ye did drink | 1 |
| any of theirs and they drank | 1 |
| but not drink | 1 |
| but shalt neither drink | 1 |
| but shalt not drink | 1 |
| but thou shalt surely | 1 |
| but ye shall not drink | 1 |
| do not drink | 1 |
| drink it again | 1 |
| drinketh up | 1 |
| drunken | 1 |
| for as ye have drunk | 1 |
| have assuredly | 1 |
| have drunken | 1 |
| he drinketh | 1 |
| he had drunk | 1 |
| he shall drink | 1 |
| i drink | 1 |
| i pray thee and drink | 1 |
| i pray thee that i may drink | 1 |
| lest they drink | 1 |
| let him drink | 1 |
| neither have ye drunk | 1 |
| neither let her drink | 1 |
| neither shall he drink | 1 |
| neither will we drink | 1 |
| nor drunk | 1 |
| nor strong drink | 1 |
| of the drunkards | 1 |
| or drink | 1 |
| shall i drink | 1 |
| shall not drink | 1 |
| shalt thou drink | 1 |
| that drink | 1 |
| that may be drunk | 1 |
| that they could not drink | 1 |
| that they might drink | 1 |
| that we may drink | 1 |
| thereout and when he had drunk | 1 |
| they drink | 1 |
| they had drunk | 1 |
| they shall not drink | 1 |
| thou hast drunken | 1 |
| thou shalt even drink | 1 |
| to banquet | 1 |
| to me both drink | 1 |
| to them that drink | 1 |
| unto them drink | 1 |
| us to drink | 1 |
| we have drunken | 1 |
| we will drink | 1 |
| we will not drink | 1 |
| what shall we drink | 1 |
| whereof drinketh up | 1 |
| which drinketh | 1 |
| which hast drunk | 1 |
| ye drink | 1 |
| ye shall certainly | 1 |
| ye shall drink | 1 |
| yea they shall drink | 1 |
Page 3 of 4. 193 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
That day they ate and drank with great joy in the presence of the LORD. Then, for a second time, they designated David’s son Solomon as king, anointing him before the LORD as ruler, and Zadok as the priest.
Read word by wordThen Ezra withdrew from before the house of God and walked to the chamber of Jehohanan son of Eliashib. And while he stayed there, he ate no food and drank no water, because he was mourning over the unfaithfulness of the exiles.
Read word by wordThen Nehemiah told them, “Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send out portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”
Read word by wordThen all the people began to eat and drink, to send out portions, and to rejoice greatly, because they understood the words that had been made known to them.
Read word by wordThe couriers left, spurred on by the king’s command, and the edict was issued in the citadel of Susa. Then the king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa was in confusion.
Read word by word“Go and assemble all the Jews who can be found in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day, and I and my maidens will fast as you do. After that, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish!”
Read word by wordSo the king and Haman went to dine with Esther the queen,
Read word by wordJob’s sons would take turns holding feasts in their homes, and they would invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them.
Read word by wordOne day, while Job’s sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house,
Read word by wordWhile he was still speaking, another messenger came and reported: “Your sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house,
Read word by wordFor the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
Read word by wordhow much less man, who is vile and corrupt, who drinks injustice like water?
Read word by wordLet his eyes see his own destruction; let him drink for himself the wrath of the Almighty.
Read word by wordWhat man is like Job, who drinks up derision like water?
Read word by wordDo I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats?
Read word by wordThose who sit at the gate mock me, and I am the song of drunkards.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 69.13
For a cup is in the hand of the LORD, full of foaming wine mixed with spices. He pours from His cup, and all the wicked of the earth drink it down to the dregs.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 75.9
He turned their rivers to blood, and from their streams they could not drink.
Read word by wordHe will drink from the brook by the road; therefore He will lift up His head.
Read word by wordFor they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.
Read word by wordDrink water from your own cistern, and running water from your own well.
Read word by word“Come, eat my bread and drink the wine I have mixed.
Read word by wordfor he is keeping track, inwardly counting the cost. “Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.
Read word by wordLike cutting off one’s own feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.
Read word by wordIt is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to crave strong drink,
Read word by wordlest they drink and forget what is decreed, depriving all the oppressed of justice.
Read word by wordLet him drink and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
Read word by wordNothing is better for a man than to eat and drink and enjoy his work. I have also seen that this is from the hand of God.
Read word by wordand also that every man should eat and drink and find satisfaction in all his labor—this is the gift of God.
Read word by wordHere is what I have seen to be good and fitting: to eat and drink, and to find satisfaction in all the labor one does under the sun during the few days of life that God has given him—for this is his lot.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 5.17
So I commended the enjoyment of life, because there is nothing better for a man under the sun than to eat and drink and be merry. For this joy will accompany him in his labor during the days of his life that God gives him under the sun.
Read word by wordGo, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already approved your works:
Read word by wordI have come to my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice. I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends, and drink; drink freely, O beloved.
Read word by wordWoe to those who are heroes in drinking wine and champions in mixing strong drink,
Read word by wordThey prepare a table, they lay out a carpet, they eat, they drink! Rise up, O princes, oil the shields!
Read word by wordBut look, there is joy and gladness, butchering of cattle and slaughtering of sheep, eating of meat and drinking of wine: “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!”
Read word by wordThey no longer sing and drink wine; strong drink is bitter to those who consume it.
Read word by wordas when a hungry man dreams he is eating, then awakens still hungry; as when a thirsty man dreams he is drinking, then awakens faint and parched. So will it be for all the many nations who go to battle against Mount Zion.
Read word by wordBut the Rabshakeh replied, “Has my master sent me to speak these words only to you and your master, and not to the men sitting on the wall, who are destined with you to eat their own dung and drink their own urine?”
Read word by wordDo not listen to Hezekiah, for this is what the king of Assyria says: Make peace with me and come out to me. Then every one of you will eat from his own vine and his own fig tree, and drink water from his own cistern,
Read word by wordI have dug wells and drunk foreign waters. With the soles of my feet I have dried up all the streams of Egypt.”
Read word by wordThe blacksmith takes a tool and labors over the coals; he fashions an idol with hammers and forges it with his strong arms. Yet he grows hungry and loses his strength; he fails to drink water and grows faint.
Read word by wordAwake, awake! Rise up, O Jerusalem, you who have drunk from the hand of the LORD the cup of His fury; you who have drained the goblet to the dregs—the cup that makes men stagger.
Read word by wordThus says your Lord, the LORD, even your God, who defends His people: “See, I have removed from your hand the cup of staggering. From that goblet, the cup of My fury, you will never drink again.
Read word by wordThe LORD has sworn by His right hand and by His mighty arm: “Never again will I give your grain to your enemies for food, nor will foreigners drink the new wine for which you have toiled.
Read word by wordFor those who harvest grain will eat it and praise the LORD, and those who gather grapes will drink the wine in My holy courts.”
Read word by wordTherefore this is what the Lord GOD says: “My servants will eat, but you will go hungry; My servants will drink, but you will go thirsty; My servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame.
Read word by wordNow what will you gain on your way to Egypt to drink the waters of the Nile? What will you gain on your way to Assyria to drink the waters of the Euphrates?
Read word by wordYou must not enter a house where there is feasting and sit down with them to eat and drink.
Read word by wordDoes it make you a king to excel in cedar? Did not your father have food and drink? He administered justice and righteousness, and so it went well with him.
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