What does שִׁכָּרוֹן (šikārwōn) mean in the Bible?
שִׁכָּרוֹן (šikārwōn): Loss of mental clarity and self-control through alcohol; a state of moral and spiritual danger in biblical ethics
Hebrew · H7943
שִׁכָּרוֹן
Intoxication
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שִׁכָּרוֹן H7943
Pronunciation šikārwōn
What does שִׁכָּרוֹן (šikārwōn) mean in the Bible?
שִׁכָּרוֹן (šikārwōn): Loss of mental clarity and self-control through alcohol; a state of moral and spiritual danger in biblical ethics
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7943?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include with drunkenness (2), until you are drunk (1).
Where does שִׁכָּרוֹן (šikārwōn) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Jeremiah 13:13. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (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 with drunkenness 2× Jeremiah 13:13, Ezekiel 23:33
until you are drunk 1× Ezekiel 39:19
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Usage map
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First aligned row Jeremiah 13:13
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 2
Jeremiah 1 Ezekiel 2
Source forms
לְשִׁכָּר֑וֹן 1x lə·šik·kā·rō·wn Ezekiel 39:19
שִׁכָּר֥וֹן 1x šik·kā·rō·wn Ezekiel 23:33
שִׁכָּרֽוֹן׃ 1x šik·kā·rō·wn Jeremiah 13:13
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 2x Jeremiah 13:13, Ezekiel 23:33
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular 1x Ezekiel 39:19
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Loss of mental clarity and self-control through alcohol; a state of moral and spiritual danger in biblical ethics
Source Gloss
intoxication
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Loss of mental clarity and self-control through alcohol; a state of moral and spiritual danger in biblical ethics
intoxication BDB: drunkenness Usage: (be) drunken(-ness).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שִׁכָּרוֹן is built from this root:
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