Hebrew · H8248, G4095 · unreviewed

שָׁתָה

To quaff , i.e. (causatively) to irrigate or furnish a potion to · to imbibe (literally or figuratively)

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שָׁקָה H8248 to quaff , i.e. (causatively) to irrigate or furnish a potion to

Pronunciation šāqāh

To cause drinking; primarily irrigation of land, secondarily provision of sustenance to humans or animals.

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πίνω G4095 to imbibe (literally or figuratively)

Pronunciation pínō

To drink, including spiritually consuming Christ's blood through faith in the Eucharist.

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What does שָׁתָה (shathah) mean in the Bible?

שָׁקָה · πίνω is a Hebrew word meaning "to drink or become intoxicated".

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Meaning

to drink or become intoxicated

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 12×

Imperfect Gen 29:2 · Jer 16:7 · Ps 104:11 · Gen 24:14 · Gen 24:46 · Gen 19:32 · Job 22:7 · Num 5:26 8×

Participle active Hab 2:15 · Ps 104:13 2×

Perfect Gen 24:46 1×

Sequential imperfect Gen 29:7 1×

Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 1×

Imperfect Job 21:24 1×

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 13 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Imperfect 9 Participle 2 Perfect 1 Imperative 1

Stem

Hiphil 12 Pual 1

Mood

Indicative/jussive 6 Indicative/cohortative 3 Indicative 1 Imperative 1

OT Occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

John 6 — The Bread of Life, the Words of Eternal Life, and the Crisis of True Discipleship John 7 — The Feast, the Divided Crowd, and the Living Water of Jesus Matthew 11 — The Messiah Question, the Rejected Generation, and Rest for the Weary Matthew 20 — The First-Last Kingdom, the Ransom-Giving Son of Man, and Mercy for the Blind

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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