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Leviticus 10:9

“Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations:” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

יַיִןyayin · yah'-yin
H3196 · Hebrew

Definition: wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication
Derivation: from an unused root meaning to effervesce;
KJV renderings: banqueting, wine, wine(-bibber).
Grammar: יַ֣יִן — common noun, masculine, singular, absolute
Code HNcmsa
Usage: Occurs 141 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 9:21 Genesis 9:24 Genesis 14:18 Genesis 19:32 Genesis 19:33

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 יַיִן here.

Verse 8 Verse 10

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.