שֵׁכָר

שֵׁכָר noun [masculine] intoxioating drink, strong drink (Ba^{NB § 71}); — always ׳שׁ absolute; usually || וַיִן (except Sl 69,13): Es 29,8 usually condemned, Es 5,11; Es 5,22; Es 28,7 (3 t. in verse); Es 56,12 (׳נִסְבְּאָה שׁ), Mik 2,11; 1 Sam 1,15; Ord 20,1 forbidden to priests on duty 3 Mos 10,9 (P); not for princes Ord 31,4 nor Nazirite 4 Mos 6,3; Dom 13,4; Dom 13,7; Dom 13,14, compare ׳חֹמֶץ שׁ 4 Mos 6,3 ׳שׁוֺתֵי שׁ Sl 69,13 drunkards; but ׳שׁ as common drink 5 Mos 29,5 (opposed to miraculous), allowable in sacrificial meal 5 Mos 14,26, commended for weak and weary Ord 31,4 ׳נֶסֶךְ שׁ 4 Mos 28,7(P; for יַיִן v4 Mos 28,14); see further Kennedy^{Ency. Bib. iv. 5309 f.} — On form compare Lag^{M ii. 357; BN 51}.