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šēxār שֵׁכָר ‘strong drink’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from šāxar שָׁכַר ‘be drunk’
Roots: שׁכר

šēxār n, m
1) strong drink, intoxicating drink, fermented or intoxicating liquor

Mentioned in Codex Leviticus 10:9 Numbers 28:7, 6:3 Deuteronomy 14:26, 29:5 Judges 13:4, 13:7, 13:14 1 Samuel 1:15 Isaiah 5:11, 28:7, 5:22, 56:12, 24:9, 29:9 Micah 2:11 Psalms 69:13 Proverbs 31:6, 31:4, 20:1

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