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Strong H54332 sensesסָבָא

to imbibe · drunkards

Transliteration
sâbâ'
Pronunciation
saw-baw'

The 2 senses of Strong H5433

The lexicon tells 2 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H5433 appears in 6 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

  1. to imbibeH5433Ato drink heavily or largely, imbibe4 verses · Proverbs, Isaiah, Nahum
  2. drunkardsH5433Bbe drunk1 verse · Deuteronomy

General definition

A primitive root; to quaff to {satiety} that {is} become tipsy: - {drunkard} fill {self} {Sabean} [wine-] bibber.

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

  • drunkard2
  • drunken1
  • fill1
  • sabeans1
  • winebibbers1

First verses

  1. Deuteronomy 21:20
    And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard.
  2. Proverbs 23:20
    Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:
  3. Proverbs 23:21
    For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
  4. Isaiah 56:12
    Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to morrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant.
  5. Ezekiel 23:42
    And a voice of a multitude being at ease was with her: and with the men of the common sort were brought Sabeans from the wilderness, which put bracelets upon their hands, and beautiful crowns upon their heads.
  6. Nahum 1:10
    For while they be folden together as thorns, and while they are drunken as drunkards, they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry.