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שָׁכַר H7937

H7937 is the Hebrew word שָׁכַר, transliterated shâkar and said shaw-kar'. The King James Version most often renders it drunken.

Word: שָׁכַרTransliteration: shâkarSaid: shaw-kar'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 18 verses

What it means

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

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 18 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

drunken 7×drunk 1×long wilt thou be drunken 1×made him drunk 1×yea drink abundantly 1×make them drunk 1×make ye him drunken 1×make them drunken 1×make drunk 1×also shalt be drunken 1×makest him drunken 1×filled with drink 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: (be filled with) drink (abundantly), (be, make) drunk(-en), be merry. (Superlative of H8248 (שָׁקָה).).

Verses using שָׁכַר

All 18 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 9:21 · KJV

And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.

Deuteronomy 32:42 · KJV

I will make mine arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh; and that with the blood of the slain and of the captives, from the beginning of revenges upon the enemy.

1 Samuel 1:14 · KJV

And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee.

2 Samuel 11:13 · KJV

And when David had called him, he did eat and drink before him; and he made him drunk: and at even he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but went not down to his house.

Song of Solomon 5:1 · KJV

I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: 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; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.

Isaiah 29:9 · KJV

Stay yourselves, and wonder; cry ye out, and cry: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink.

Isaiah 49:26 · KJV

And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.

Isaiah 51:21 · KJV

Therefore hear now this, thou afflicted, and drunken, but not with wine:

Isaiah 63:6 · KJV

And I will tread down the people in mine anger, and make them drunk in my fury, and I will bring down their strength to the earth.

Jeremiah 25:27 · KJV

Therefore thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Drink ye, and be drunken, and spue, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you.

Jeremiah 48:26 · KJV

Make ye him drunken: for he magnified himself against the LORD: Moab also shall wallow in his vomit, and he also shall be in derision.

Jeremiah 51:7 · KJV

Babylon hath been a golden cup in the LORD’s hand, that made all the earth drunken: the nations have drunken of her wine; therefore the nations are mad.

Jeremiah 51:39 · KJV

In their heat I will make their feasts, and I will make them drunken, that they may rejoice, and sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the LORD.

Jeremiah 51:57 · KJV

And I will make drunk her princes, and her wise men, her captains, and her rulers, and her mighty men: and they shall sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts.

Lamentations 4:21 · KJV

Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that dwellest in the land of Uz; the cup also shall pass through unto thee: thou shalt be drunken, and shalt make thyself naked.

Nahum 3:11 · KJV

Thou also shalt be drunken: thou shalt be hid, thou also shalt seek strength because of the enemy.

Habakkuk 2:15 · KJV

Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to him, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!

Haggai 1:6 · KJV

Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes.

Common questions

What does Strong's H7937 mean?

H7937 is the Hebrew word שָׁכַר (shâkar), meaning to become tipsy; in a qualified sense, to satiate with astimulating drink or (figuratively) influence.

How is H7937 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it drunken (7 times), drunk (1 time), long wilt thou be drunken (1 time), made him drunk (1 time), yea drink abundantly (1 time), among others.

How many times does H7937 appear in the Bible?

שָׁכַר (shâkar) is tagged in 18 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H7937 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.

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