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lik´ẽr: Every sort of intoxicating liquor except the beverage prepared from the juice of the grape (yayin), according to the usage of the Old Testament, is comprehended under the generic term ש×כר, sheÌ„khaÌ„r (compare shaÌ„khar, to “be drunkâ€), rendered “strong drink†(compare Greek sıÌkera in ). The two terms, yayin and sheÌ„khaÌ„r, “wine†and “strong drink,†are often found together and are used by Old Testament writers as an exhaustive classification of the beverages in use among the ancient Hebrews (; ; , etc.). See WINE; DRINK, STRONG.