Numbers 6:3:2Num.6.3.W2TAB
וְשֵׁכָר֙
veshekar
“and strong drink”
- Transliteration
- ve-she-KAR
- Extended
- veh-she-KAAR
- IPA
- /vəʃeˈkaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- and strong drink
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Word in context
- word
ve-she-KAR
- phraseyour reading level
mi-YA-yin ve-she-KAR
- clause
mi-YA-yin ve-she-KAR ya-ZIR KHO-mets YA-yin ve-KHO-mets she-KAR LO yish-TEH
- sentence
mi-YA-yin ve-she-KAR ya-ZIR KHO-mets YA-yin ve-KHO-mets she-KAR LO yish-TEH ve-KOL-mish-RAT a-na-VIM LO yish-TEH va-a-na-VIM la-KHIM vi-ye-ve-SHIM LO yo-KHEL
Exegesis
The Hebrew sequentially lists prohibitions, beginning with miyyayin {מִיַּ֤יִן | mî-yā-yin} ‘from wine’ and veshekar {וְשֵׁכָר֙ | wə-šê-ḵār} ‘and strong drink’, followed by the Hiphil verb yazir {יַזִּ֔יר | yǎ-zzîr} ‘he shall keep himself separate’, establishing the vow’s initial abstention.
Root and etymology
š-k-rshin–kaf–resh
“intoxicating drink”
In context — Numbers 6:3
From wine and strong drink he shall keep himself separate; he shall not drink vinegar of wine or vinegar of strong drink; he shall not drink any juice ; and he shall not eat grapes , fresh or dried.
About this coordinate
Numbers 6:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 6:3, so the Hebrew word וְשֵׁכָר֙ (veshekar) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Num.6.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.6.3.W2.S1) and character.