What does סָבָא · μέθυσος mean in the Bible?
סָבָא · μέθυσος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "one who drinks excessively or habitually".
Hebrew · H5433, G3183
סֹבֵא
To quaff to satiety, i.e. become tipsy · drunkard
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סָבָאH5433to quaff to satiety, i.e. become tipsy
Pronunciationsābāʾ
To drink to excess and lose self-control; metaphorically, to be saturated or overwhelmed by something
Open lexicon entry →μέθυσοςG3183drunkard
Pronunciationméthysos
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סָבָא · μέθυσος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "one who drinks excessively or habitually".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5433, G3183?
H5433, G3183 is connected to 6 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. one who drinks excessively or habitually
Source Gloss
one who drinks excessively or habitually
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups1Aligned forms4
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense3×
Participle activeEzek 23:42 · Prov 23:212×
Participle passiveNah 1:101×
Word Origins
סֹבֵא is a primitive root - no further derivation.