שֵׁכָרshêkâr

intoxioating drink, strong drink (Psalms 69:13; Isaiah 29:8; Isaiah 5:11; Isaiah 5:22; Isaiah 28:7)

Pronunciation: shay-kawr' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7941

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 23 times in the Bible.

  • Leviticus 10:9 “You and your descendants must never drink wine or any other alcoholic drink before going into the Tabernacle. If you do, you will die. This is a permanent law for you, and it must be observed from generation to generation.
  • Numbers 6:3 they must give up wine and other alcoholic drinks. They must not use vinegar made from wine or from other alcoholic drinks, they must not drink fresh grape juice, and they must not eat grapes or raisins.
  • Numbers 28:7 Along with it you must present the proper liquid offering of one quart of alcoholic drink with each lamb, poured out in the Holy Place as an offering to the Lord.
  • Deuteronomy 14:26 When you arrive, you may use the money to buy any kind of food you want—cattle, sheep, goats, wine, or other alcoholic drink. Then feast there in the presence of the Lord your God and celebrate with your household.
  • Deuteronomy 29:6 You ate no bread and drank no wine or other alcoholic drink, but he provided for you so you would know that he is the Lord your God.
  • Judges 13:4 So be careful; you must not drink wine or any other alcoholic drink nor eat any forbidden food.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).