וַ/יֵּ֥שְׁתְּ
𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤕
vayeshete
he drank
a primitive root; to imbibe (literally or figuratively); [idiom] assuredly, banquet, [idiom] certainly, drink(-er, -ing), drunk ([idiom] -ard), surely. (Prop. intensive of שָׁקָה.)
Genesis 9:21 · Word #1
Lexicon H8354
| Lemma | שָׁתָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤕𐤄 |
| Transliteration | shâthâh |
| Strong's | H8354 |
| In-context | he drank |
Morphology HC/Vqw3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H8354-35
and he drank
| Root | שתה (sh-t-h) |
| Core Meanings | to drink, to imbibe, to consume liquid, to absorb |
| Semantic Range | to drink (water, wine, blood metaphorically), to imbibe, to feast, to absorb figuratively (e.g., wrath or injustice) |
| Conceptual Significance | Drinking in the Hebrew Bible can signify ordinary sustenance, covenant fellowship (shared meals), celebration, or moral decline (drunkenness). The act often marks hospitality, covenantal bonding, or, negatively, excess and loss of self-control. |
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, wayyiqtol (vav-consecutive imperfect) 3rd masculine singular from שָׁתָה. The prefixed וַ marks narrative sequence, typically past tense in prose. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form is Qal wayyiqtol 3rd masculine singular, indicating a sequential past action performed by a single male subject: "and he drank." The rendering preserves the simple active sense of the Qal stem and reflects the masculine singular subject encoded in the verb form. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root שתה (to drink, to imbibe, to consume liquid, to absorb)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H4960-01 |
bemisheteh | in the drinking-feast of |
H8354-01 |
esheteh | I will drink |
H4960-02 |
hamisheteh | the drinking-feast |
Word Usage (217 occurrences of H8354)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 9:21 | וַ/יֵּ֥שְׁתְּ | vayeshete | he drank |
| Genesis 24:14 | וְ/אֶשְׁתֶּ֔ה | veesheteh | and I will drink |
| Genesis 24:14 | שְׁתֵ֔ה | sheteh | drink |