שתה I

שתי, שָׁתָהI (b. h.) (to be settled, satisfied,) to drink. Pes.86b השוֹתֶה כוסווכ׳ he who drinks his cupful at one draught is called greedy (גַּרְגְּרָן). Ber.51a מקבלו … ושוֹתֵהוּ בשמאל he must receive it (the medicine, v. אִסְפַּרְגּוֹס) with his right hand, and drink it (take it to his lips) with his left hand. Ib. b השותה כפלים he who drinks an even number of cups (v. זוּג). Tosef.Sot.XV, 11; B. Bath.60b כשחרב … ושלא לִשְׁתּוֹת יין when the Temple was destroyed, … there were many scrupulous persons (פרושים, determined) not to eat meat nor drink wine. Ib. נִשְׁתֶּה ייןוכ׳ should we drink wine, of which libations were offered on the altar? Ib. מים לא נשתהוכ׳ then let us drink no water, because water libation has ceased. Keth.8b רבים שָׁתוּ רבים יִשְׁתּוּ many have drank (the cup of mourning), many shall drink, v. מִשְׁתֶּה. Nidd.24b כמה … שָׁתַת אמווכ׳ how much unmixed wine the mother of this embryo must have drunk!; a. fr.Part. pass. שָׁתוּי being under the influence of drink. Erub.64a שְׁתוּי יין אלוכ׳ Ms. M. (ed. only שָׁ׳) one feeling the wine must not pray, contrad. to שִׁכּוֹר, q. v. Lev. R. s. שנכנסו שְׁתוּיֵי ייןוכ׳ they (Nadab and Abihu) entered the Tabernacle while under the influence of wine; a. fr.(Hif. from שָׁקָה q. v.