שָׁכַר

Strong’s Definition

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

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

(be filled with) drink (abundantly), (be, make) drunk(-en), be merry. (Superlative of H8248 (שָׁקָה).)

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to be or become drunk or drunken, be intoxicated
• 2.(qal) to become drunken
• 3.(piel) to make drunken, cause to be drunk
• 4.(hiphil) to cause to be drunk
• 5.(hithpael) to make oneself drunk

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: shâkar; Pronunciation: shaw-kar'