What does שִׁכּוֹר (šikwōr) mean in the Bible?
שִׁכּוֹר (šikwōr): Describes both acute intoxication state and chronic drunkenness condition; captures temporary inebriation and habitual vice
Hebrew · H7910
שִׁכּוֹר
Intoxicated , as a state or a habit
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שִׁכּוֹרH7910
Pronunciationšikwōr
What does שִׁכּוֹר (šikwōr) mean in the Bible?
שִׁכּוֹר (šikwōr): Describes both acute intoxication state and chronic drunkenness condition; captures temporary inebriation and habitual vice
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How does the BSB render H7910?
The BSB source-word alignment has 13 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (2), drunk (2), drunkards (2), like drunkards (2), as a drunkard (1).
Where does שִׁכּוֹר (šikwōr) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Samuel 1:13. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (4), 1 Kings (2), 1 Samuel (2), Jeremiah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It. . .2×1 Kings 16:9, Jeremiah 23:9
drunk2×1 Samuel 25:36, 1 Kings 20:16
drunkards2×Isaiah 28:1, Isaiah 28:3
like drunkards2×Job 12:25, Psalms 107:27
as a drunkard1×Isaiah 19:14
like a drunkard1×Isaiah 24:20
of a drunkard1×Proverbs 26:9
she was drunk1×1 Samuel 1:13
you drunkards1×Joel 1:5
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1 Samuel 1:13לְשִׁכֹּרָֽה׃toshe was drunkPreposition-l | Adjective - feminine singular1 Samuel 25:36שִׁכֹּ֖רtodrunkAdjective - masculine singular1 Kings 16:9שִׁכּ֔וֹרto. . .Adjective - masculine singular1 Kings 20:16שִׁכּ֜וֹרtodrunkAdjective - masculine singularJob 12:25כַּשִּׁכּֽוֹר׃tolike drunkardsPreposition-k, Article | Adjective - masculine singularPsalms 107:27כַּשִּׁכּ֑וֹרtolike drunkardsPreposition-k, Article | Adjective - masculine singularProverbs 26:9שִׁכּ֑וֹרtoof a drunkardAdjective - masculine singularIsaiah 19:14שִׁכּ֖וֹרtoas a drunkardAdjective - masculine singularIsaiah 24:20כַּשִּׁכּ֔וֹרtolike a drunkardPreposition-k, Article | Adjective - masculine singularIsaiah 28:1שִׁכֹּרֵ֣יtodrunkardsAdjective - masculine plural construct
Usage map
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First aligned row1 Samuel 1:13
Aligned rows13
Books represented8
1 Samuel21 Kings2Job1Psalms1Proverbs1Isaiah4Jeremiah1Joel1
Source forms
שִׁכּ֔וֹר2xšik·kō·wr1 Kings 16:9, Jeremiah 23:9
כַּשִּׁכּ֑וֹר1xkaš·šik·kō·wrPsalms 107:27
כַּשִּׁכּ֔וֹר1xkaš·šik·kō·wrIsaiah 24:20
כַּשִּׁכּֽוֹר׃1xkaš·šik·kō·wrJob 12:25
לְשִׁכֹּרָֽה׃1xlə·šik·kō·rāh1 Samuel 1:13
שִׁכּ֜וֹר1xšik·kō·wr1 Kings 20:16
שִׁכּ֑וֹר1xšik·kō·wrProverbs 26:9
שִׁכּ֖וֹר1xšik·kō·wrIsaiah 19:14
Parsing patterns
Adjective - masculine singular6x1 Samuel 25:36, 1 Kings 16:9, 1 Kings 20:16, Proverbs 26:9
Preposition-k, Article | Adjective - masculine singular3xJob 12:25, Psalms 107:27, Isaiah 24:20
Adjective - masculine plural construct2xIsaiah 28:1, Isaiah 28:3
Adjective - masculine plural1xJoel 1:5
Preposition-l | Adjective - feminine singular1x1 Samuel 1:13
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Describes both acute intoxication state and chronic drunkenness condition; captures temporary inebriation and habitual vice
Source Gloss
intoxicated , as a state or a habit
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Describes both acute intoxication state and chronic drunkenness condition; captures temporary inebriation and habitual vice
intoxicated, as a state or a habit BDB: drunken Usage: drunk(-ard, -en, -en man).
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Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Biblical Witnesses
Describes a habitual state of intoxication associated with moral degradation and judgment
Illustrates intoxication as a state producing foolish, uncontrolled, and harmful behavior
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 13 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
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