H7910 — שִׁכּוֹר (shikkôwr)¶

Core Data¶

Strong's: H7910
Original: שִׁכּוֹר (also spelled שִׁכֹּר)
Transliteration: shikkôwr (shikkor)
Pronunciation: shik-kore'
Part of Speech: Adjective
Root: From H7937 שָׁכַר (shakar) — "to become tipsy; in a qualified sense, to satiate with a stimulating drink or influence"
Occurrences: 13 in OT (13 tokens across 8 books)
First Occurrence: 1 Samuel 1:13 — "therefore Eli thought she had been drunken."
Hapax Legomenon: No

Lexicon Definition¶

"Or שִׁכֹּר shikkôr; from [H7937]; intoxicated, as a state or a habit: — drunk(-ard, -en, -en man)."

The adjective denotes both the momentary condition of being intoxicated and the habitual character of a drunkard. English renderings "drunken" (the state) and "drunkard" (the habitual type) both fall within its range.

Translation Distribution (KJV)¶

Translation	Verses	%
drunken	3	23.1%
drunk	2	15.4%
a drunken	1	7.7%
had been drunken	1	7.7%
like a drunkard	1	7.7%
like a drunken man	1	7.7%
of a drunkard	1	7.7%
the drunkards	1	7.7%
to the drunkards	1	7.7%
ye drunkards	1	7.7%

Collapsed: "drunk/drunken" family (state) ≈ 62%; "drunkard(s)" family (habitual character) ≈ 38%.

Distribution by Book¶

Book	Count	Per 100 Verses
Joel	1	1.4
Isaiah	4	0.3
1 Samuel	2	0.2
1 Kings	2	0.2
Job	1	0.1
Jeremiah	1	0.1
Proverbs	1	0.1
Psalms	1	0.0

Pattern: Concentrated in the Prophets (6 of 13 = 46%), with Isaiah dominant (4x). Narrative books (1 Samuel, 1 Kings) supply the case studies (Hannah, Nabal, Elah, Benhadad). Absent from the Torah entirely.

Semantic Categories¶

1. Literal Intoxication — Narrative Portraits¶

The word labels real individuals physically incapacitated by wine. - 1 Samuel 1:13 — "Eli thought she had been drunken" (Hannah mistaken for drunk). - 1 Samuel 25:36 — "Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken." - 1 Kings 16:9 — "drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza." - 1 Kings 20:16 — "Benhadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions."

2. Simile of Reeling / Staggering¶

The word supplies the vehicle of a simile for disorientation, instability, or dizziness — often divine judgment. - Job 12:25 — "he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man." - Psalm 107:27 — "They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man." - Isaiah 19:14 — "as a drunken man staggereth in his vomit" (Egypt under judgment). - Isaiah 24:20 — "The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard." - Jeremiah 23:9 — "I am like a drunken man... because of the LORD" (prophet's trembling).

3. Habitual Drunkard — Typecast Figure¶

The word names a class of persons characterized by the habit. - Proverbs 26:9 — "As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools." - Joel 1:5 — "Awake, ye drunkards, and weep" (addressed as a category).

4. Corporate Indictment — "Drunkards of Ephraim"¶

Prophetic usage stigmatizes a whole population as a collective of drunkards, making intoxication the emblem of political pride and coming judgment. - Isaiah 28:1 — "Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim." - Isaiah 28:3 — "The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim, shall be trodden under feet."

Common Collocations¶

Word	Strong's	Co-occurrences	Typical Pattern
יַיִן yayin (wine)	H3196	3x (23%)	"drunken with wine" / "drinkers of wine" — names the agent
שָׁתָה shathah (drink)	H8354	3x (23%)	"drinking himself drunk" — verbal cognate of the act
נוּעַ nua (reel/stagger)	H5128	3x (23%)	"reel... like a drunkard" — simile of instability
לֵב leb (heart)	H3820	3x (23%)	"heart merry... drunken" — inner state / loss of judgment
תָּעָה taah (err/wander)	H8582	2x (15%)	moral/perceptual wandering paired with drunkenness
גֵּאוּת geuth (pride)	H1348	2x (15%)	"crown of pride... drunkards" (Isa 28)
עֲטָרָה atarah (crown)	H5850	2x (15%)	same "crown of pride" pairing
אֶפְרַיִם Ephraim	H669	2x (15%)	corporate addressee in Isa 28 indictment

Word Family / Cognates¶

H7937 שָׁכַר (shakar) — parent verb: to become drunk, be intoxicated (≈ 19x).
H7941 שֵׁכָר (shekar) — noun: "strong drink" (the beverage that produces shikkor).
H7943 שִׁכָּרוֹן (shikkaron) — noun: "drunkenness" (the state as an abstract).

Synonyms¶

No direct synonyms were returned by search_relationships.py for H7910.

Antonyms¶

No antonyms were returned by search_relationships.py for H7910.

Easily Confused Words (KJV overlap)¶

Word	Strong's	Shared Translation	Key Difference
שָׁכַר shakar	H7937	"drunken" / "drunk"	Verb: the action of becoming or being drunk; shikkor is the adjective/stative
שָׁתָה shathah	H8354	"drunk"	General verb "to drink" (water, wine, anything); only contextually "drunk"
מֵתַי methai	—	"drunken men" (rare KJV gloss elsewhere)	Not a drunkenness term — means "men" generally

UBS Semantic Domains¶

Code	Domain Label	Notes
002001001025	Ingest	`search_relationships.py` places shikkor in the consumption/intoxication field; listed neighbors include H398 אכל, H1104 בלע, and H1262 ברה.

LXX Mapping¶

Greek Equivalent	Strong's	Co-occ	PMI	Notes
μεθύω methyo	G3184	10	8.73	Primary bridge — "to be drunk"
οἶνος oinos	G3631	3	4.94	"wine" — context-word carry-over
πίνω pino	G4095	3	4.64	"to drink" — context-word carry-over

The LXX consistently renders shikkor with μεθύω / μέθυσος forms; G3184 is the dominant equivalent and supplies the direct bridge into NT usage.