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יין

יין

Hebrew

Noun

יַיִן (yáyin) m (plural indefinite יֵינוֹת, singular construct יֵין־, plural construct יֵינֵי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. wine (fermented grape juice)
    • Genesis 9:21, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וַיֵּשְׁתְּ מִן־הַיַּיִן וַיִּשְׁכָּר וַיִּתְגַּל בְּתוֹךְ אָהֳלֹה׃
      vayésht min-hayáyin vayishkár vayitgál b'tókh 'oholó.
      wayyēšt min-hayyáyin wayyiškār wayyiṯgal bəṯōḵ ʾohŏlō.
      And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.
  2. (by implication) intoxication

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