H8358 H8358
drinking, drunkenness — the act or state of consuming alcoholic beverages, particularly to excess
This noun denotes drinking or a drinking-bout, appearing in Ecclesiastes 10:17 in a contrast between wise and foolish leadership. The wise land's princes 'eat for strength and not for drunkenness' (literally 'in drunkenness'). The prepositional phrase 'in drunkenness' suggests the circumstance or manner of eating. Qohelet's concern is not abstinence but propriety and self-control, especially for those in positions of authority.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The noun occurs with a preposition in Ecclesiastes 10:17, describing the inappropriate manner of royal feasting—'in drunkenness' as opposed to eating 'for strength.' The term captures both the act of drinking and its excess. The domain 'Physiological Processes and States' appropriately reflects the bodily dimension of intoxication, a recurring concern in biblical wisdom literature regarding self-governance. 1×
AR["بَ-شِّتِي"]·ben["মদ্যপানে"]·DE["[בשתי]"]·EN["in-drunkenness"]·FR["בשתי"]·heb["ב-שתי"]·HI["मतवालेपन-से"]·ID["dan-bukan"]·IT["nel-in-drunkenness"]·jav["kanthi-mabuk"]·KO["취함-으로"]·PT["e-não"]·RU["в-пьянстве."]·ES["en-embriaguez"]·SW["kwa-ulevi"]·TR["sarhoşluk-icin"]·urd["میں-نشے"]
Related Senses
H7200 1. Qal: to see, perceive (1257×)G4771 2. you (singular address) (1077×)H8085 1. Qal: hear, perceive aurally (921×)H0859a 1. you (2nd person masculine singular pronoun) (743×)H0398 1. eat (consume food) (697×)H4191 1. die (Qal: natural/general death) (645×)G3708 1. see, perceive visually (419×)G0191 1. hear, perceive sound (360×)H???? 3. (352×)G3708 2. behold, look (exclamatory) (256×)H7272 1. foot (body part) (236×)H8354 1. drink, consume liquid (209×)H3205 1. Qal active: bear/give birth (female subject) (204×)H3205 2. Qal active: beget/father (male subject) (198×)H2421 1. Qal: live, be alive (177×)H8085 2. Qal: listen, heed, pay attention (172×)H2416a 1. alive, living (state/attribute) (146×)H2416e 1. life, lifespan, lifetime (145×)G2198 1. be alive, have life (133×)H8193 1. lip, lips (body part) (123×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† I. שְׁתִי n.[m.] drinking, drinking-bout;—Ec 10:17.