Alcohol in the Bible

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Tirosh

New Wine

Freshly sqeezed

Genesis 27:28 / Isaac blessed Jacob with new wine.
Deuteronomy 12:17 / A tithe was paid of new wine.
Isaiah 65:8 / New wine in the cluster.
Joel 2:19 / God will send new wine.
Micah 6:15 / Sweet wine.
Hosea 4:11 / New wine takes away understanding.

2562

Chamar

Bubbling wine, from a root meaning boil.

Isaiah 27:2 / A product of God's vineyard.
Daniel 5:1 / Belshazzar drank wine.

3196

Yayin

Effervescent, intoxicating wine

Genesis 9:21-24 / Wine made Noah drunk.
Genesis 19 / Wine made Lot drunk.
Genesis 27:25 / Isaac drank wine.
Genesis 49 / Jacob blessed Judah, garments and eyes red.
Leviticus 10 / The priests were not to drink on duty.
Leviticus 23 / Wine was a drink offering.
Numbers 6 / Nazirites did not drink wine.
Deuteronomy 14:26 / Buy wine with second tithe and celebrate.
1 Samuel 1:15 / Hannah denied drinking wine.
1 Samuel 10:3 / Hannah brought an offering of wine.
1 Samuel 25:37 / Wine made Nabal drunk.
2 Samuel 13:28 / Wine made Amnon's heart merry.
Nehemiah 2:1 / Nehemiah served wine.
Nehemiah 5:18 / The king granted all sorts of wine.
Esther 1:10 / The king was merry with wine.
Job 1 / Job's children drank wine.
Job 32:19 / Wine bursts wineskins.
Psalm 60:3 / Wine makes us reel.
Psalm 75:8 / Foaming, red wine.
Psalm 78:5 / Wine makes people shout.
Psalm 104:15 / Wine makes the heart glad.
Proverbs 20:1 / Wine is a mocker.
Proverbs 23:30 / Some tarry long at the wine.
Proverbs 31 / It is not for kings to drink wine, lest they forget.
Proverbs 31 / Wine is for heavy hearts, in order to forget.
Ecclesiastes 9:7 / Drink wine with a merry heart.
Song of Solomon 1:2, 4:10 / Love is better than wine.
Isaiah 5:11 / Wine inflames.
Isaiah 55:1 / Come and buy wine.
Jeremiah 35 / The Rechabites didn't drink wine.
Ezekial 44:21 / The priests were not to drink on duty.
Daniel 1 / Daniel declined the king's wine.
Daniel 10:3 / Daniel didn't drink wine for three weeks.
Zechariah 10:7 / Wine makes the heart glad.
Hosea 4:11 / Wine takes away understanding.

7941

Shekar

Strong drink

Intoxicant, intensely alcoholic, from Shakar, meaning to become drunk.

Numbers 28:7 / Strong drink offering to the Lord.
Leviticus 10:9 / The priests were not to have strong drink on duty.
Numbers 6:3 / Nazirites declined strong drink.
Deuteronomy 14:26 / Buy strong drink with second tithe, and rejoice before the Lord.
Judges 13 / As a Nazirite, Samson declined strong drink.
1 Samuel 1:15 / Hannah denied strong drink.
Proverbs 20:1 / Strong drink is raging.
Proverbs 31 / Strong drink is not for princes.
Isaiah 5:11 / Isaiah was opposed to strong drink.
Isaiah 28:7 / Strong drink causes people to err.
Isaiah 29 / Strong drink makes people stagger.
Isaiah 57 / Isaiah was opposed to strong drink.

Wine, N.T.

3631

Oinos

Matthew 9:17 / New wine bursts wineskins.
Mark 2 / New wine bursts wineskins.
Luke 5 / New wine bursts wineskins.
John 2 / Jesus made wine at Cana
Romans 14 / Paul would abstain if drinking hurt others.
1 Timothy 3:8 / Deacons should not drink much wine.
1 Timothy 5:23 / Paul advised a little wine for Timothy's stomach.
Titus 2:3 / Older women should not be given to much wine.

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Paroinos

Tippling, given to wine.

1 Timothy 3:3 / A bishop should not be given to wine.
Titus 1:7 / A bishop should not be given to wine.

3632

Oiniphugo

1 Peter 4:3 / Excess of wine

4608

Sikera

Strong drink, intensely fermented

Luke 1:15 / John the Baptist avoided strong drink.

3630

Oinopotes

Winebibber, one given to wine, wino

Matthew 4:19 / Jesus was accused of being a winebibber.
Luke 7:37 / Jesus was accused of being a winebibber.
1 Corinthians 11:21 / Some were getting drunk at the Lord's Supper.

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Gleukos

New wine, fermented

Acts 2:13 / The apostles were accused of being full of new wine.