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drunken

Meaning of “drunken”

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

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
33 occurrences31 verses16 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 9:21

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Lamentations 3:15
He hath filled me with bitterness, he hath made me drunken with wormwood.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Lamentations 3:15 · retained source text

Hee hath filled me with bitternesse, hee hath made me drunken with wormewood.

1611 marginal noteHeb. bitternesses.

Lamentations 4:21
¶ Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that dwellest in the land of Uz; the cup also shall pass through unto thee: thou shalt be drunken, and shalt make thyself naked.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Lamentations 4:21 · retained source text

¶ Reioyce and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that dwellest in the lande of Uz, the cup also shall passe through vnto thee: thou shalt be drunken, and shalt make thy selfe naked.

Lamentations 5:4
We have drunken our water for money; our wood is sold unto us.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Lamentations 5:4 · retained source text

We haue drunken our water for money, our wood is sold vnto vs.

1611 marginal noteHeb. commeth for price.

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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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