Be drunk
שָׁכַרStrong’s H7937shakhar (sha-khar)
Appears in 19 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Shakhar is the Hebrew word usually translated “become drunk”, “became drunk” and “make drunk”. It appears in 19 verses of the Old Testament.
“And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.”
Meaning
- To be or become drunk or drunken, be intoxicated(Qal) to become drunken · (Piel) to make drunken, cause to be drunk · (Hiphil) to cause to be drunk · (Hithpael) to make oneself drunk
How it's translated
- and become drunk 2
- you will become drunk 2
- and he became drunk 1
- and they became drunk 1
- i will make drunk 1
- will you be drunk 1
- and he made drunk him 1
- people have become drunk 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Jeremiah 5
- Isaiah 4
- Genesis 2
- Deuteronomy 1
- 1 Samuel 1
- 2 Samuel 1
11 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Genesis 43:34And he took and sent messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin’s mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him.
- Deuteronomy 32:42I will make mine arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh; and that with the blood of the slain and of the captives, from the beginning of revenges upon the enemy.
- 1 Samuel 1:14And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee.
- 2 Samuel 11:13And when David had called him, he did eat and drink before him; and he made him drunk: and at even he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but went not down to his house.
- Song of Solomon 5:1I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.
- Isaiah 29:9Stay yourselves, and wonder; cry ye out, and cry: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink.
Hebrew dictionary
שָׁכַר shakhar · be drunk
1) to be or become drunk or drunken, be intoxicated 1a) (Qal) to become drunken 1b)(Piel) to make drunken, cause to be drunk 1c) (Hiphil) to cause to be drunk 1d) (Hithpael) to make oneself drunk
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “drunk” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
DRUNK, adjective
[from drunken. See Drink.]
- Intoxicated; inebriated; overwhelmed or overpowered by spirituous liquor; stupefied or inflamed by the action of spirit on the stomach and brain.
- Drenched or saturated with moisture or liquor.“I will make my arrows drunk with blood” Deuteronomy 32:42
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.