Lexicon sikera: fermented liquor Original Word: σίκερα, τόPart of Speech: Noun, Indeclinable, Other Type Transliteration: sikera Phonetic Spelling: (sik'-er-ah) Short Definition: intoxicating drink Definition: intoxicating drink. HELPS word-Studies 4608 síkera (a transliteration of the Hebrew 7941/shēkhār, "alcoholic drink") – any fermented, intoxicating drink (sometimes made from grapes); "strong drink, fermented from fruits, grain, dates or honey, i.e. not distilled alcoholic beverages "such as whiskey, gin, and vodka, which were not known in the ancient world" (L & N, 1, 6.200). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originof Hebrew origin shekarDefinitionfermented liquor NASB Translationliquor (1).
Thayer's STRONGS NT 4608: σίκερασίκερα, τό (Hebrew שֵׁכָר (rather, according to Kautzsch (Gram., p. 11) for שִׁכְרָא (properly, σικρα) the stative emphatic of שְׁכַר (literally, 'intoxicating' drink))), indeclinable ( Winers Grammar, 68 (66); Buttmann, 24 (21)) (yet Eusebius, praep. evang. 6, 10, 8 has a genitive σικερος (and Sophocles in his Lex. quotes from Cyrill. Alex. 1, 1041 d. (edited by Migne) a genitive σικερατος), strong drink, an intoxicating beverage, different from wine (except in Numbers 28:7 (cf. Isaiah 28:7)); it was a factitious product, made of a mixture of sweet ingredients, whether derived from grain and vegetables, or from the juice of fruits (dates), or a decoction of honey: Luke 1:15 ( Leviticus 10:9; Numbers 6:3; Deuteronomy 14:25 ( ); , etc.; the same Hebrew word is rendered also by μέθυσμα, Judges 13:4, 7, 14; Micah 2:11). Cf. Winers RWB under the word Wein, künstlicher; (B. D., under the word ).
Strong's strong drink. Of Hebrew origin (shekar); an intoxicant, i.e. Intensely fermented liquor -- strong drink. see HEBREW shekar |
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