The meaning of “שִׁכּוֹר”
Understanding shikkôwr reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or שִׁכֹּר shikkôr (shik-kore'); from שָׁכַר drunk(-ard, -en, -en man). - intoxicated, as astate or a habit 1) drunken 1...
שִׁכּוֹר
or שִׁכֹּר shikkôr (shik-kore'); from שָׁכַר drunk(-ard, -en, -en man). - intoxicated, as astate or a habit 1) drunken 1a) drunken 1b) drunkard, drunken one (subst)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Samuel 25:36 | “And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal’s heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.” Word: שִׁכּוֹר (shikkôwr) | |
| 1 Kings 20:16 | “And they went out at noon. But Ben–hadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped him.” Word: שִׁכּוֹר (shikkôwr) | |
| Job 12:25 | “They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man. ” Word: שִׁכּוֹר (shikkôwr) | |
| Psalms 107:27 | “They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits’ end.” Word: שִׁכּוֹר (shikkôwr) | |
| Proverbs 26:9 | “As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.” Word: שִׁכּוֹר (shikkôwr) |