What does שֵׁכָר · σίκερα mean in the Bible?
שֵׁכָר · σίκερα is a Hebrew phrase meaning "strong intoxicating beverage".
Hebrew · H7941, G4608
שֵׁכָר
An intoxicant , i.e. intensely alcoholic liquor · alcoholic drink
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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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σίκερα G4608 alcoholic drink
Pronunciation síkera
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What does שֵׁכָר (shekar) mean in the Bible?
שֵׁכָר · σίκερα is a Hebrew phrase meaning "strong intoxicating beverage".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7941, G4608?
H7941, G4608 is connected to 23 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. strong intoxicating beverage
Strong's H7941, G4608
Lexical occurrences 23 verses Source Gloss
strong intoxicating beverage
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שֵׁכָר is built from this root:
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