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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Hebrew - English Dictionary

H7937 - Merry

Strong's No.:H7937

Hebrew:שָׁכַר

Transliteration:shâkar

Phonetic:shaw-kar'

Word Origin:A primitive root

Bible Usage:(be filled with) drink ({abundantly}) ({be} make) drunk ({-en}) be merry. [Superlative of H8248 .]

Part of Speech:Verb

Strongs
Definition:

to become tipsy; in a qualified {sense} to satiate with a stimulating drink or (figuratively) influence. (Superlative of H8248.)


Brown Driver
Biggs Definition:

1. to be or become drunk or drunken, be intoxicated

a. (Qal) to become drunken

b. (Piel) to make drunken, cause to be drunk

c. (Hiphil) to cause to be drunk

d. (Hithpael) to make oneself drunk


Bible References:
Merry

Translation
Occurrences:
abundantly ( 1 )
drunk ( 4 )
drunken ( 12 )
merry ( 1 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.