Numbers 6:3:7Num.6.3.W7TAB
שֵׁכָ֖ר
shekar
“of strong drink”
- Transliteration
- she-KAR
- Extended
- she-KAAR
- IPA
- /ʃeˈkaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- of strong drink
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
she-KAR
- phraseyour reading level
ve-KHO-mets 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 repeated lo yishteh {לֹ֣א יִשְׁתֶּ֑ה | lōʾ yišteh} ‘he shall not drink’ structures the list of prohibited liquids, including chometz yayin {חֹ֥מֶץ יַ֛יִן | ḥô-meẓ yā-yin} ‘vinegar of wine’ and vechometz shekar {וְחֹ֥מֶץ שֵׁכָ֖ר | wə-ḥô-meẓ šê-ḵār} ‘vinegar of strong drink’.
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 6:3:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Numbers 6:3, so the Hebrew word שֵׁכָ֖ר (shekar) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.6.3.W7.S1) and character.