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 |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
abundantly ( 1 )
drunk ( 4 )
drunken ( 12 )
merry ( 1 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.