Lexical Definition

‎שֵׁכָר‎ shêkâr (shay-kawr') strong drink ^H:N-M
from ‎שָׁכַר‎

strong drink, [phrase] drunkard, strong wine.

• an intoxicant, i.e. intensely alcoholic liquor

1) strong drink, intoxicating drink, fermented or intoxicating liquor

See Greek: μέθη · οἶνος · σίκερα · Συχάρ

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎שֵׁכָר‎ noun [masculine] intoxioating drink, strong drink (Ba^{NB § 71}); — always ‎׳‎‎שׁ‎ absolute; usually || ‎וַיִן‎ (except Ps 69:13*): Isa 29:8 usually condemned, Isa 5:11; Isa 5:22; Isa 28:7 (3 t. in verse); Isa 56:12 (‎׳‎‎נִסְבְּאָה שׁ‎), Mic 2:11; 1Sam 1:15; Prov 20:1 forbidden to priests on duty Lev 10:9 (P); not for princes Prov 31:4 nor Nazirite Num 6:3; Judg 13:4; Judg 13:7; Judg 13:14, compare ‎׳‎‎חֹמֶץ שׁ‎ Num 6:3 ‎׳‎‎שׁוֺתֵי שׁ‎ Ps 69:13* drunkards; but ‎׳‎‎שׁ‎ as common drink Deut 29:5* (opposed to miraculous), allowable in sacrificial meal Deut 14:26, commended for weak and weary Prov 31:4 ‎׳‎‎נֶסֶךְ שׁ‎ Num 28:7(P; for ‎יַיִן‎ vNum 28:14); see further Kennedy^{Ency. Bib. iv. 5309 f.} — On form compare Lag^{M ii. 357; BN 51}.

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