Talk:שֵׁכָר
Latest comment: 1 year ago by Lambiam in topic RFD discussion: July 2022
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Hebrew. Nikud (vowel points) shouldn't be indicated on page names, see WT:AHE. Cannot move to שכר because it already exists.
- I turned this into a request for speedy deletion, since it's obvious that this entry must be removed (no need for discussions). Sartma (talk) 10:29, 5 July 2022 (UTC)
- The entry has two senses. The sense “intoxicating, strong drink” is represented at שכר by “liquor, intoxicating drink”, but the sense “beer” given at pointed שֵׁכָר is not represented at שכר. Is this second sense for real, or is it an overly specific application of a generic sense “alcoholic beverage”? Since the term occurs several times in the Hebrew Bible in coordination with יין (yáyin, “wine”), it is (at least in Biblical Hebrew) not just any alcoholic beverage, though. In Numbers 28:7, the KJV translates this as “strong wine”. And present-day wine (typically 12–14% ABV) tends to be stronger than beer (typically 6–8% ABV). The usual Hebrew word for “beer” is the loan word בירה (bíra). --Lambiam 11:32, 5 July 2022 (UTC)