Strong H8105שֶׁ֫מֶר

dreg

Transliteration
shemer
Pronunciation
sheh'-mer
Morphology
Hebrew Noun (Masculine)

Definition

From H8104; something {preserved} that {is} the settlings (plural only) of wine: - {dregs} (wines on the) lees.

Detailed definition

STEP sense: dreg

Exact lexical definition: lees

Part of speech: noun

BDB context: [ שֶׁ֫מֶר ] n.m . only pl . lees , dregs

In the Bible

Strong H8105 appears in 4 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • lee3
  • dreg1

First verses

  1. Psalms 75:8
    For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring them out, and drink them.
  2. Isaiah 25:6
    And in this mountain shall the Lord of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined.
  3. Jeremiah 48:11
    Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and he hath settled on his lees, and hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither hath he gone into captivity: therefore his taste remained in him, and his scent is not changed.
  4. Zephaniah 1:12
    And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The Lord will not do good, neither will he do evil.
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