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sāvāʾ סָבָאAto imbibe, Bbe drunk’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: a primitive root
Variants: סָבָא, סָבָא

sāvāʾ v
A1) to drink heavily or largely, imbibe
 1a) (Qal)
  1a1) to imbibe
B1) wine-bibber, drunkard (participle) (subst)

Mentioned in Isaiah 56:12 Ezekiel 23:42 Nahum 1:10 Proverbs 23:20, 23:21

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