so.ve denotes an intoxicating drink, shown as a substance consumed, diluted, or used in comparisons.

The attested noun use refers to an intoxicating drink: it is described as turned aside, diluted with water, and used in a comparison for being soaked. Deuteronomy 21:20 has a participial form in the charge that a son is given to liquor, but the supplied evidence does not establish a separate lexical use.

1. Intoxicating drink in descriptions and comparison · dominant

   The noun occurs in construct form in Hosea 4:18, Isaiah 1:22, and Nahum 1:10. In Hosea 4:18 the APB renders the clause "Their liquor has turned aside"; in Isaiah 1:22 it renders "your liquor is diluted with water"; and in Nahum 1:10 it compares people to those "soaked like liquor."

   Hosea 4:18Isaiah 1:22Nahum 1:10
2. Participial description of being given to liquor · rare

   In Deuteronomy 21:20 the form is decoded as a Qal active participle, masculine singular absolute, within the accusation against a son. The APB renders the final charge "he is vile and given to liquor,".

   Deuteronomy 21:20

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses "liquor" in all four verses, presenting it as something to which a son is given, that can turn aside or be diluted, and that can describe soaking by comparison. These renderings confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than isolate every contribution of the term.