What does שָׁתָה · שֵׁכָר mean in the Bible?
שָׁתָה · שֵׁכָר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "drinkers of strong drink".
Hebrew · H8354, H7941
שֹׁתֵי שֵׁכָר
To imbibe (literally or figuratively) · an intoxicant , i.e. intensely alcoholic liquor
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שָׁתָה H8354 to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation šātāh
To drink; figuratively to absorb or consume—often used of God drinking judgment or wrath against nations.
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שֵׁכָר H7941 an intoxicant , i.e. intensely alcoholic liquor
Pronunciation šēkār
Intoxicating drink distinguished from wine by its potency and capacity to produce drunkenness; often negatively framed in moral/religious contexts
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What does שֹׁתֵי שֵׁכָר (shotei shekar) mean in the Bible?
שָׁתָה · שֵׁכָר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "drinkers of strong drink".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8354, H7941?
H8354, H7941 is connected to 240 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. drinkers of strong drink
Source Gloss
drinkers of strong drink
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 groups 2 Aligned forms 108
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 107×
Imperfect Amos 2:8 · Deut 32:38 · Ezek 4:16 · Ezek 12:19 · Ezek 25:4 · Ezek 44:21 · Isa 24:9 · Isa 62:8 · Isa 65:13 · Jer 49:12 · Obad 1:16 · Prov 4:17 · Ps 75:9 · Zeph 1:13 · 1Kgs 17:6 · Gen 44:5 56×
Perfect 1Sam 1:15 · Deut 9:9 · Deut 9:18 · Song 5:1 · 1Sam 30:12 · Exod 34:28 · Ezra 10:6 · Isa 44:12 · Deut 29:5 · Obad 1:16 · Isa 51:17 · Jer 35:14 · Jer 51:7 · Lam 5:4 15×
Participle active 1Kgs 16:9 · 1Kgs 20:12 · 1Kgs 20:16 · Ezek 31:14 · Ezek 31:16 · Isa 29:8 · Job 6:4 · Job 15:16 · Joel 1:5 · Prov 26:6 · Ps 69:13 11×
Sequential imperfect Gen 24:14 · Gen 24:18 · Gen 24:44 · Gen 24:46 · Hab 2:16 · Prov 5:15 · Jer 25:27 · Jer 35:5 · Song 5:1 9×
Jussive Judg 13:4 · Judg 13:7 · 1Kgs 13:22 · Esth 4:16 · Jonah 3:7 · Judg 13:14 · Lev 10:9 7×
Infinitive absolute 1Sam 1:9 · Hag 1:6 · Isa 21:5 · Jer 25:28 · Jer 49:12 6×
Infinitive construct Jer 35:8 · Jer 35:14 · Prov 31:4 3×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 1×
Imperfect Lev 11:34 1×
Word Origins
שֹׁתֵי שֵׁכָר is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
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