H7937Hebrewšiḵrû
שָׁכַר
(be filled with) drink (abundantly), (be, make) drunk(-en), be merry. (Superlative of H8248 (שָׁקָה).)
19
Total Occurrences
11
Books
19
Old Testament
0
New Testament
Detailed Definition
- 1to 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
Etymology & Derivation
a primitive root;
Scholarly Notes
Transliteration: shâkar; Pronunciation: shaw-kar'