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שֵׁכָר H7941
H7941 is the Hebrew word שֵׁכָר, transliterated shêkâr and said shay-kawr'. The King James Version most often renders it strong drink.
What it means
an intoxicant, i.e. intensely alcoholic liquor.
Where it comes from
from H7937 (שָׁכַר).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 19 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: strong drink, [phrase] drunkard, strong wine.
Verses using שֵׁכָר
All 16 verses, quoted in full.
Leviticus 10:9 · KJV
Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations:
Numbers 6:3 · KJV
He shall separate himself from wine and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat moist grapes, or dried.
Numbers 28:7 · KJV
And the drink offering thereof shall be the fourth part of an hin for the one lamb: in the holy place shalt thou cause the strong wine to be poured unto the LORD for a drink offering.
Deuteronomy 14:26 · KJV
And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before the LORD thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine household,
Deuteronomy 29:6 · KJV
Ye have not eaten bread, neither have ye drunk wine or strong drink: that ye might know that I am the LORD your God.
Judges 13:4 · KJV
Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing:
Judges 13:7 · KJV
But he said unto me, Behold, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, neither eat any unclean thing: for the child shall be a Nazarite to God from the womb to the day of his death.
Judges 13:14 · KJV
She may not eat of any thing that cometh of the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing: all that I commanded her let her observe.
1 Samuel 1:15 · KJV
And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before the LORD.
Proverbs 20:1 · KJV
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
Proverbs 31:6 · KJV
Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.
Isaiah 5:11 · KJV
Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them!
Isaiah 24:9 · KJV
They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.
Isaiah 28:7 · KJV
But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they are out of the way through strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment.
Isaiah 56:12 · KJV
Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to morrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant.
Micah 2:11 · KJV
If a man walking in the spirit and falsehood do lie, saying, I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people.
Common questions
What does Strong's H7941 mean?
H7941 is the Hebrew word שֵׁכָר (shêkâr), meaning an intoxicant, i.e. intensely alcoholic liquor.
How is H7941 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it strong drink (7 times), nor strong drink (3 times), through strong drink (3 times), or strong drink (2 times), cause the strong wine (1 time), among others.
How many times does H7941 appear in the Bible?
שֵׁכָר (shêkâr) is tagged in 16 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H7941 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H7937 (שָׁכַר).
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