שֵׁכָר shekhar
Hebrew word for “strong drink” · Strong’s H7941 · used 23 times in 20 verses
Meaning
strong drink, intoxicating drink, fermented or intoxicating liquor
How it is translated
Glosses given for shekhar in context, with how often each is used:
- strong drink 23
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah | 8 | 0.5 | |
| Numbers | 3 | 0.2 | |
| Judges | 3 | 0.3 | |
| Proverbs | 3 | 0.4 | |
| Deuteronomy | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Leviticus | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 1 Samuel | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Psalms | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Micah | 1 | 0.7 |
Chapters where it is used most
Judges 13 (3), Proverbs 31 (2), Isaiah 5 (2), Leviticus 10 (1), Numbers 6 (1), Numbers 28 (1), Deuteronomy 14 (1), Deuteronomy 29 (1), 1 Samuel 1 (1), Psalms 69 (1)
Forms
- שׁכר 11
- ושׁכר 7
- ובשׁכר 2
- בשׁכר 1
- השׁכר 1
- ולשׁכר 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with shekhar more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- יַיִן yayin “wine” 18
- שָׁתָה shatah “to drink” 11
- אָכַל akhal “to eat” 6
- אַל al “not” 5
- שָׁגָה shagah “to wander” 2
- טֻמְאָה tumah “uncleanness” 2
- הוֹי hoy “woe!” 2
- נֶפֶשׁ nephesh “soul” 3
- רוּחַ ruach “spirit” 2
- עַתָּה attah “now” 2
- שָׁמַר shamar “to keep” 2
- נִי ni “me” 2
Key verses
The verses using shekhar that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Leviticus 10:9 — 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…
- Deuteronomy 14:26 — 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…
- 1 Samuel 1:15 — 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…
- Psalms 69:12 — They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards.
- Proverbs 20:1 — Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
- Proverbs 31:4 — It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:
- Isaiah 5:11 — 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 5:22 — Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:
- Isaiah 28:7 — 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…
- Isaiah 29:9 — Stay yourselves, and wonder; cry ye out, and cry: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink.
- Isaiah 56:12 — 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 — 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.
See all 20 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.