Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
drunken
Usage: 1) drunken 1a) drunken 1b) drunkard, drunken one (subst)
Strong's Number
H7910
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
13
Books
8
Strong's H7910 Quick Answer
Strong's H7910 שִׁכּוֹר שִׁכּוֹר (shikkowr) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. shikkowr (shik-kore') (or shikkor {shik-kore'}) adj. 1. intoxicated, as a state or a habit [from H7937] It has 13 linked Bible usages across 8 books. Visible English usage signals include man and drunk. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- shikkowr (shik-kore') (or shikkor {shik-kore'}) adj. 1. intoxicated, as a state or a habit [from H7937]
- Usage
- 13 linked usages
- Books
- 8 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- man and drunk
Meaning and Definition
shikkowr (shik-kore') (or shikkor {shik-kore'}) adj. 1. intoxicated, as a state or a habit [from H7937] KJV: drunk(-ard, -en, -en man). Root(s): H7937
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7910. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H7910 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render shikkowr, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
man
Job 12:25
4×
drunk
1 Kings 16:9
2×
How Strong's H7910 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 13 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H7910 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H7910 in the Old Testament
13 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken.
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.
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.
Usage Excerpts
First 13 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7910.
Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken.
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.
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.
And 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.
They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.
They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wit's end.
As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouths of fools.
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.
The 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.
Woe 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!
The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim, shall be trodden under feet:
Mine heart within me is broken because of the prophets; all my bones shake; I am like a drunken man, and like a man whom wine hath overcome, because of the LORD, and because of the words of his holiness.
Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the new wine; for it is cut off from your mouth.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7910, grouped by book.
1 Samuel 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 2 usages, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 4 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Joel 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H7910 FAQ
What does shikkor (שִׁכּוֹר) mean?
Shikkor (Strong's H7910) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "intoxicated". shikkowr (shik-kore') (or shikkor {shik-kore'}) adj. 1. intoxicated, as a state or a habit [from H7937]
How many times is shikkor (שִׁכּוֹר) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 13 linked usages for Strong's H7910 across 8 books.
Where can I study shikkor (שִׁכּוֹר) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7910 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate shikkor (שִׁכּוֹר)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as man and drunk. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.