Strong's H7910 · Hebrew
שִׁכּוֹר
shikkôwr · /shik-kore'/
Definition
intoxicated, as astate or a habit
KJV: drunk(-ard, -en, -en man).
Root / derivation: or שִׁכֹּר; from H7937 (שָׁכַר);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered שִׁכּוֹר across 13 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
13 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
1 Samuel2 verses
Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken.
1 Samuel 25:36And 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.
1 Kings2 verses
And his servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots, conspired against him, as he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza steward of his house in Tirzah. steward: Heb. which was over
1 Kings 20:16And they went out at noon. But Benhadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped him.
Proverbs1 verse
Isaiah4 verses
The LORD hath mingled a perverse spirit in the midst thereof: and they have caused Egypt to err in every work thereof, as a drunken man staggereth in his vomit. a perverse: Heb. a spirit of perversities
Isaiah 24:20The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.
Isaiah 28:1Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower, which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine! overcome: Heb. broken
Isaiah 28:3The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim, shall be trodden under feet: under: Heb. with feet
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H7910 (shikkôwr) mean?
intoxicated, as astate or a habit
How many times does H7910 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H7910 (שִׁכּוֹר) appears in 13 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “drunken.”
How is shikkôwr translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H7910 is rendered as “drunken” (5×), “drunkards” (3×), “drunk” (2×), “drunkard” (2×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word שִׁכּוֹר come from?
or שִׁכֹּר; from H7937 (שָׁכַר);