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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שִׁכּוֹר H7910
Pronunciation šikwōr
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
drunk 2× 1 Samuel 25:36, 1 Kings 20:16
drunkards 2× Isaiah 28:1, Isaiah 28:3
like drunkards 2× Job 12:25, Psalms 107:27
as a drunkard 1× Isaiah 19:14
like a drunkard 1× Isaiah 24:20
of a drunkard 1× Proverbs 26:9
she was drunk 1× 1 Samuel 1:13
you drunkards 1× Joel 1:5
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1 Samuel 1:13 לְשִׁכֹּרָֽה׃ to she was drunk Preposition-l | Adjective - feminine singular 1 Samuel 25:36 שִׁכֹּ֖ר to drunk Adjective - masculine singular 1 Kings 16:9 שִׁכּ֔וֹר to . . . Adjective - masculine singular 1 Kings 20:16 שִׁכּ֜וֹר to drunk Adjective - masculine singular Job 12:25 כַּשִּׁכּֽוֹר׃ to like drunkards Preposition-k, Article | Adjective - masculine singular Psalms 107:27 כַּשִּׁכּ֑וֹר to like drunkards Preposition-k, Article | Adjective - masculine singular Proverbs 26:9 שִׁכּ֑וֹר to of a drunkard Adjective - masculine singular Isaiah 19:14 שִׁכּ֖וֹר to as a drunkard Adjective - masculine singular Isaiah 24:20 כַּשִּׁכּ֔וֹר to like a drunkard Preposition-k, Article | Adjective - masculine singular Isaiah 28:1 שִׁכֹּרֵ֣י to drunkards Adjective - masculine plural construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 1 Samuel 1:13
Aligned rows 13
Books represented 8
1 Samuel 2 1 Kings 2 Job 1 Psalms 1 Proverbs 1 Isaiah 4 Jeremiah 1 Joel 1
Source forms
שִׁכּ֔וֹר 2x šik·kō·wr 1 Kings 16:9, Jeremiah 23:9
כַּשִּׁכּ֑וֹר 1x kaš·šik·kō·wr Psalms 107:27
כַּשִּׁכּ֔וֹר 1x kaš·šik·kō·wr Isaiah 24:20
כַּשִּׁכּֽוֹר׃ 1x kaš·šik·kō·wr Job 12:25
לְשִׁכֹּרָֽה׃ 1x lə·šik·kō·rāh 1 Samuel 1:13
שִׁכּ֜וֹר 1x šik·kō·wr 1 Kings 20:16
שִׁכּ֑וֹר 1x šik·kō·wr Proverbs 26:9
שִׁכּ֖וֹר 1x šik·kō·wr Isaiah 19:14
Parsing patterns
Adjective - masculine singular 6x 1 Samuel 25:36, 1 Kings 16:9, 1 Kings 20:16, Proverbs 26:9
Preposition-k, Article | Adjective - masculine singular 3x Job 12:25, Psalms 107:27, Isaiah 24:20
Adjective - masculine plural construct 2x Isaiah 28:1, Isaiah 28:3
Adjective - masculine plural 1x Joel 1:5
Preposition-l | Adjective - feminine singular 1x 1 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 definition Source: 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).
Grammatical Forms
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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
שִׁכּוֹר is built from this root:
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain