Proverbs 20:1:4Prov.20.1.W4TAB
שֵׁכָ֑ר
shekhar
“strong drink”
- Transliteration
- she-KHAR
- Extended
- shee-KHAAR
- IPA
- /ʃeːˈxaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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-KHAR
- clause
LETS HA-ya-yin ho-ME she-KHAR
- sentence
LETS HA-ya-yin ho-ME she-KHAR ve-KOL-sho-GEH BO LO ye-khe-KAM
Exegesis
This is mirrored by homeh {הֹמֶ֣ה | hō-meh} ‘boisterous’ paired with shekhar {שֵׁכָ֑ר | šê-ḵār} ‘strong drink’, creating synonymous parallelism.
Root and etymology
ש־כ־רshin-kaf-resh
“to be intoxicated”
In context — Proverbs 20:1
Wine is a mocker , and strong drink is boisterous ; everyone who errs in it is not wise.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 20:1:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 20:1, so the Hebrew word שֵׁכָ֑ר (shekhar) 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 Prov.20.1.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.20.1.W4.S1) and character.