Tanach · Rishonim on Tanach · Ibn Ezra · Torah

Ibn Ezra on Numbers 28:7/אבן עזרא על במדבר כ״ח:ז׳

אהסך נסך שכר. נו"ן השורש מובלע בסמ"ך ומן הפירוש נסמוך על דברי הקדמונים ז"ל:

1SHALT THOU POUR OUT A DRINK-OFFERING OF STRONG DRINK. The stem nun¹⁰, the root of hassekh (shalt thou pour out). is swallowed by the samekh.¹¹ (shalt thou pour out). Hence the dagesh in the samekh. We will rely on the words of our sages of blessed memory as to its meaning.¹² (strong drink). According to the sages it refers to undiluted wine. In ancient times wine for drinking was mixed with water.