Original Language Studio
Esther 1:7
“And they gave them drink in vessels of gold, (the vessels being diverse one from another,) and royal wine in abundance, according to the state of the king.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
שָׁקָהshâqâh · shaw-kaw'
H8248 · Hebrew
H8248 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to quaff, i.e. (causatively) to irrigate or furnish apotion to
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- cause to (give, give to, let, make to) drink, drown, moisten, water. See H7937 (שָׁכַר), H8354 (שָׁתָה).
- Grammar
- וְ — conjunction
- הַשְׁקוֹת֙ — verb Hiphil, infinitive construct
- Usage
- Occurs 62 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 2:6Genesis 2:10Genesis 19:32Genesis 19:33Genesis 19:34
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read שָׁקָה here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.