שִׁכָּרוֹןshikkârôwn

drunkenness (Jeremiah 13:13; Ezekiel 23:33; Ezekiel 39:19)

Pronunciation: shik-kaw-rone' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7943

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 3 times in the Bible.

  • Jeremiah 13:13 “Then tell them, ‘No, this is what the Lord means: I will fill everyone in this land with drunkenness—from the king sitting on David’s throne to the priests and the prophets, right down to the common people of Jerusalem.
  • Ezekiel 23:33 Drunkenness and anguish will fill you, for your cup is filled to the brim with distress and desolation, the same cup your sister Samaria drank.
  • Ezekiel 39:19 Gorge yourselves with flesh until you are glutted; drink blood until you are drunk. This is the sacrificial feast I have prepared for you.

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).