Know the Word.

Hebrew word

shâkar

shaw-kar'

שָׁכַר

What it means

to become tipsy

to become tipsy; in a qualified sense, to satiate with astimulating drink or (figuratively) influence

Where it comes from

a primitive root

How the King James translates it

  • drunken12
  • drunk4
  • abundantly1
  • drink1

Every place it appears 18

Genesis9:21
Deuteronomy32:42
1 Samuel1:14
2 Samuel11:13
Song of Solomon5:1
Lamentations4:21
Nahum3:11
Habakkuk2:15
Haggai1:6
shâkar — Hebrew word meaning “to become tipsy”