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drunken

Meaning of “drunken”

Intoxicated with strong drink; overcome or affected as by intoxication.

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33 occurrences31 verses16 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 9:21

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1 Samuel 1:13
Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken.
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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 1:13 · retained source text

Now Hannah, shee spake in her heart; onely her lippes mooued, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had beene drunken.

1 Samuel 1:14
And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee.
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And Eli said vnto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee.

1 Samuel 25:36
¶ And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal’s heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.
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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 25:36 · retained source text

¶ And Abigail came to Nabal, and behold, he held a feast in his house like the feast of a king; & Nabals heart was merry within him, for hee was very drunken: wherefore shee tolde him nothing, lesse or more, vntill the morning light.

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Drunkn. [participle of drink, but now used chiefly as an adjective, and often contracted to drunk.] 1. Intoxicated; inebriated with strong liquor. 2. Given to drunkenness; as a drunken butler. 3. Saturated with liquor or moisture; drenched. Let the earth be drunken with our blood. 4. Proceeding from intoxication; done in a state of drunkenness; as a drunken quarrel. A drunken slaughter.

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