Original: שָׁכַר

Transliteration: shâkar

Phonetic: shaw-kar'

Short Definition: Drink

Original: שׁכר

Transliteration: shâkar

Phonetic: shaw-kar'

BDB Definition:

1. to be or become drunk or drunken, be intoxicated
   1. (Qal) to become drunken
   2. (Piel) to make drunken, cause to be drunk
   3. (Hiphil) to cause to be drunk
   4. (Hithpael) to make oneself drunk

Origin: a primitive root

TWOT entry: 2388

Part(s) of speech: Verb

Cognate: H7910, H7941, H7942, H7943