Wine
יַ֫יִןStrong’s H3196yayin (ya-yin)
Appears in 134 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Yayin is the Hebrew word usually translated “wine”, “more than wine” and “from wine”. It appears in 134 verses of the Old Testament.
“And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king’s meat, and of the wine which he drank: so nourishing them three years, that at the end thereof they might stand before the king.”
Meaning
- Wine
How it's translated
- wine 69
- and wine 23
- the wine 7
- more than wine 4
- from wine 4
- wine their 4
- and wine of 4
- and the wine 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Isaiah 13
- Jeremiah 12
- Genesis 10
- Proverbs 10
- Numbers 7
- 1 Samuel 7
31 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Daniel 1:8In contextBut Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
- Daniel 1:16In contextThus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse.
- Daniel 10:3In contextI ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled.
- Zechariah 9:15In contextThe LORD of hosts shall defend them; and they shall devour, and subdue with sling stones; and they shall drink, and make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, and as the corners of the altar.
- Zechariah 10:7In contextAnd they of Ephraim shall be like a mighty man, and their heart shall rejoice as through wine: yea, their children shall see it, and be glad; their heart shall rejoice in the LORD.
- Genesis 9:21And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.
All 134 verses, by book
Hebrew dictionary
יַ֫יִן yayin · wine
wine
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “wine” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
WINE, noun
[Gr.]
- The fermented juice of grapes; as the wine of the Madeira grape; the wine of Burgundy or Oporto.
- The juice of certain fruits, prepared with sugar, spirits, etc.; as currant wine; gooseberry wine
- Intoxication.“Noah awoke from his wine” Genesis 9:24
- Drinking.“They that tarry long at the wine” Proverbs 23:30
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.