Definition

to become tipsy; in a qualified sense, to satiate with astimulating drink or (figuratively) influence

Etymology

a primitive root;

How the KJV renders it

• (be filled with) drink (abundantly)
• (be
• make) drunk(-en)
• be merry. (Superlative of H8248 (שָׁקָה).)

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.