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'