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Lexicon :: Strong's H8267 - šeqer

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שֶׁקֶר
Transliteration
šeqer
Pronunciation
sheh'-ker
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2461a

Strong’s Definitions

שֶׁקֶר sheqer, sheh'-ker; from H8266; an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial):—without a cause, deceit(-ful), false(-hood, -ly), feignedly, liar, lie, lying, vain (thing), wrongfully.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 113x

The KJV translates Strong's H8267 in the following manner: lie (28x), lying (21x), false (20x), falsehood (13x), falsely (13x), vain (5x), wrongfully (4x), deceitful (2x), deceit (1x), liar (1x), miscellaneous (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 113x
The KJV translates Strong's H8267 in the following manner: lie (28x), lying (21x), false (20x), falsehood (13x), falsely (13x), vain (5x), wrongfully (4x), deceitful (2x), deceit (1x), liar (1x), miscellaneous (5x).

  1. lie, deception, disappointment, falsehood

    1. deception (what deceives or disappoints or betrays one)

    2. deceit, fraud, wrong

      1. fraudulently, wrongfully (as adverb)

    3. falsehood (injurious in testimony)

      1. testify falsehood, false oath, swear falsely

    4. falsity (of false or self-deceived prophets)

    5. lie, falsehood (in general)

      1. false tongue

    6. in vain

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שֶׁקֶר sheqer, sheh'-ker; from H8266; an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial):—without a cause, deceit(-ful), false(-hood, -ly), feignedly, liar, lie, lying, vain (thing), wrongfully.
STRONGS H8267: Abbreviations
שֶׁ֫קֶר 113 noun masculine deception, disappointment, falsehood; — שׁ׳ Exodus 23:7 + 64 times; שָׁ֑קֶר Exodus 5:9 + 42 times; plural שְׁקָרִים Psalm 101:7 + 3 times; suffix שִׁקְרֵיהֶם Jeremiah 23:22; —
1. deception, what deceives, disappoints, and betrays one : a molten image Jeremiah 10:14 = Jeremiah 51:17; gift Proverbs 25:14; grace of person Proverbs 31:30, etc.; אֹ֫רַח שׁ׳ Psalm 119:104; Psalm 119:128; דֶּ֫רֶח שׁ׳ Psalm 119:29; בטח בשׁ׳ Jeremiah 13:25; נחל שׁ׳ Jeremiah 16:19, compare also Psalm 7:15; Psalm 33:17; Psalm 119:118; Isaiah 28:15; לַשֶּׁקֶר for disappointment, in vain 1 Samuel 25:21; Jeremiah 3:23.
2. deceit, fraud, wrong : עשׂה (ל) שׁ׳ do or practise fraud, wrong Hosea 7:1; Jeremiah 6:13; Jeremiah 8:8, 10; with בְ, 2 Samuel 18:13; שׁ׳פְּצֻלַּת Proverbs 11:18; לֶ֫חֶם שׁ׳ Proverbs 20:17 food got by fraud; זֶ֫רע שׁ׳ Isaiah 57:4; עֵט שׁ׳ Jeremiah 8:8; ילד שׁ׳ Psalm 7:15 (|| עמל); דרךְ לשׁון קשׁת שׁ׳ Jeremiah 9:2; בְּשׁ׳ Jeremiah 3:10 (|| בגד), adverb שׁקד fraudulently, wrongfully Psalm 35:19; Psalm 38:20; Psalm 69:5; Psalm 119:78; Psalm 119:86.
3. injurious falsehood, in testimony, especially in courts : עַד שֶׁקֶר Exodus 20:16 (E) Deuteronomy 19:18; Psalm 27:12; Proverbs 6:19; Proverbs 14:5; Proverbs 25:18; עֵד שׁקרים Proverbs 12:17; Proverbs 19:5, 9; ענה שׁ׳ Deuteronomy 19:18 testify falsehood; שְׁבֻעַת שׁ׳ Ze Deuteronomy 8:17 false oath; נשׁבע לשׁ׳ swear falsely Jeremiah 5:2 + 5 times; נשׁבע על שׁ׳ Leviticus 5:22; דבּר שׁ׳ Micah 6:12 + (see [דָּבַר], דָּבָר); אִמְרֵ י שׁ׳ Isaiah 32:7; שׂפת(י) שׁ׳ Psalm 31:19; Psalm 120:2; Proverbs 10:18; Proverbs 17:7; טפל שׁ׳ Job 13:4; Psalm 119:69, compare Psalm 119:163; absolute false ! 2 Kings 9:12; Jeremiah 37:14.
4. falsity, of false or self-deceived prophets: נכּא שׁ׳ prophesy falsely Jeremiah 14:14; Jeremiah 23:25, 26; Jeremiah 29:21; + ל person Jeremiah 27:10; Jeremiah 20:14, 16; לַשּׁ׳ נ׳ Jeremiah 20:15; בשׁ׳ נ׳ Jeremiah 5:31; Jeremiah 20:6; Jeremiah 29:9; מוֺרֶה שׁ׳ Isaiah 9:14; Habakkuk 2:18; חזה שׁ׳ Zechariah 10:2; חֲזוֺן שׁ׳ Jeremiah 14:14, etc., (+ 12 times); רוּח שׁ׳.
5. lie, falsehood, in general: דבר שׁ׳ Psalm 101:7 (|| רְמִיָּה); דְּבַר שׁ׳ Proverbs 13:5; of מִלִּים Job 36:4; לְשׁוֺן שׁ׳ false tongue Proverbs 6:17; Proverbs 12:19; Proverbs 21:6; Proverbs 26:28; Psalm 109:2; of lips Proverbs 12:22; אִישׁ שׁ׳ Proverbs 17:4 liar.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

5:9; 20:16; 23:7

Deuteronomy

8:17; 19:18; 19:18

1 Samuel

25:21

2 Samuel

18:13

2 Kings

9:12

Job

13:4; 36:4

Psalms

7:15; 7:15; 27:12; 31:19; 33:17; 35:19; 38:20; 69:5; 101:7; 101:7; 109:2; 119:29; 119:69; 119:78; 119:86; 119:104; 119:118; 119:128; 119:163; 120:2

Proverbs

6:17; 6:19; 10:18; 11:18; 12:17; 12:19; 12:22; 13:5; 14:5; 17:4; 17:7; 19:5; 19:9; 20:17; 21:6; 25:14; 25:18; 26:28; 31:30

Isaiah

9:14; 28:15; 32:7; 57:4

Jeremiah

3:10; 3:23; 5:2; 5:31; 6:13; 8:8; 8:8; 8:10; 9:2; 10:14; 13:25; 14:14; 14:14; 16:19; 20:6; 20:14; 20:15; 20:16; 23:22; 23:25; 23:26; 27:10; 29:9; 29:21; 37:14; 51:17

Hosea

7:1

Micah

6:12

Habakkuk

2:18

Zechariah

10:2

H8267

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Strong's Number H8267 matches the Hebrew שֶׁקֶר (šeqer),
which occurs 113 times in 109 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 3 (Pro 19:9–Eze 13:22)

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:9 - A false witness will not go unpunished,
and he who breathes out lies will perish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 20:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:17 - Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man,
but afterward his mouth will be full of gravel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:6 - The getting of treasures by a lying tongue
is a fleeting vapor and a snare of death.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:14 - Like clouds and wind without rain
is a man who boasts of a gift he does not give.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:18 - A man who bears false witness against his neighbor
is like a war club, or a sword, or a sharp arrow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:28 - A lying tongue hates its victims,
and a flattering mouth works ruin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:12 - If a ruler listens to falsehood,
all his officials will be wicked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 31:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:30 - Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain,
but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:15 - the elder and honored man is the head,
and the prophet who teaches lies is the tail;

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 28:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:15 - Because you have said, “We have made a covenant with death,
and with Sheol we have an agreement,
when the overwhelming whip passes through
it will not come to us,
for we have made lies our refuge,
and in falsehood we have taken shelter”;

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 32:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:7 - As for the scoundrel—his devices are evil;
he plans wicked schemes
to ruin the poor with lying words,
even when the plea of the needy is right.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 44:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:20 - He feeds on ashes; a deluded heart has led him astray, and he cannot deliver himself or say, “Is there not a lie in my right hand?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 57:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:4 - Whom are you mocking?
Against whom do you open your mouth wide
and stick out your tongue?
Are you not children of transgression,
the offspring of deceit,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 59:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:3 - For your hands are defiled with blood
and your fingers with iniquity;
your lips have spoken lies;
your tongue mutters wickedness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 59:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:13 - transgressing, and denying the LORD,
and turning back from following our God,
speaking oppression and revolt,
conceiving and uttering from the heart lying words.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:10 - Yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah did not return to me with her whole heart, but in pretense, declares the LORD.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 3:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:23 - Truly the hills are a delusion,
the orgies[fn] on the mountains.
Truly in the LORD our God
is the salvation of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:2 - Though they say, “As the LORD lives,”
yet they swear falsely.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 5:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:31 - the prophets prophesy falsely,
and the priests rule at their direction;
my people love to have it so,
but what will you do when the end comes?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:13 - “For from the least to the greatest of them,
everyone is greedy for unjust gain;
and from prophet to priest,
everyone deals falsely.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:4 - Do not trust in these deceptive words: ‘This is the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:8 - “Behold, you trust in deceptive words to no avail.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:9 - Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, make offerings to Baal, and go after other gods that you have not known,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:8 - “How can you say, ‘We are wise,
and the law of the LORD is with us’?
But behold, the lying pen of the scribes
has made it into a lie.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 8:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:10 - Therefore I will give their wives to others
and their fields to conquerors,
because from the least to the greatest
everyone is greedy for unjust gain;
from prophet to priest,
everyone deals falsely.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:3 - They bend their tongue like a bow;
falsehood and not truth has grown strong[fn] in the land;
for they proceed from evil to evil,
and they do not know me, declares the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 9:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:5 - Everyone deceives his neighbor,
and no one speaks the truth;
they have taught their tongue to speak lies;
they weary themselves committing iniquity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 10:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:14 - Every man is stupid and without knowledge;
every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols,
for his images are false,
and there is no breath in them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 13:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:25 - This is your lot,
the portion I have measured out to you, declares the LORD,
because you have forgotten me
and trusted in lies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 14:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:14 - And the LORD said to me: “The prophets are prophesying lies in my name. I did not send them, nor did I command them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a lying vision, worthless divination, and the deceit of their own minds.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 16:19 - O LORD, my strength and my stronghold,
my refuge in the day of trouble,
to you shall the nations come
from the ends of the earth and say:
“Our fathers have inherited nothing but lies,
worthless things in which there is no profit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 20:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:6 - And you, Pashhur, and all who dwell in your house, shall go into captivity. To Babylon you shall go, and there you shall die, and there you shall be buried, you and all your friends, to whom you have prophesied falsely.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:14 - But in the prophets of Jerusalem
I have seen a horrible thing:
they commit adultery and walk in lies;
they strengthen the hands of evildoers,
so that no one turns from his evil;
all of them have become like Sodom to me,
and its inhabitants like Gomorrah.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:25 - I have heard what the prophets have said who prophesy lies in my name, saying, ‘I have dreamed, I have dreamed!’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:26 - How long shall there be lies in the heart of the prophets who prophesy lies, and who prophesy the deceit of their own heart,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:32 - Behold, I am against those who prophesy lying dreams, declares the LORD, and who tell them and lead my people astray by their lies and their recklessness, when I did not send them or charge them. So they do not profit this people at all, declares the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 27:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 27:10 - For it is a lie that they are prophesying to you, with the result that you will be removed far from your land, and I will drive you out, and you will perish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 27:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 27:14 - Do not listen to the words of the prophets who are saying to you, ‘You shall not serve the king of Babylon,’ for it is a lie that they are prophesying to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 27:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 27:15 - I have not sent them, declares the LORD, but they are prophesying falsely in my name, with the result that I will drive you out and you will perish, you and the prophets who are prophesying to you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 27:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 27:16 - Then I spoke to the priests and to all this people, saying, “Thus says the LORD: Do not listen to the words of your prophets who are prophesying to you, saying, ‘Behold, the vessels of the LORD’s house will now shortly be brought back from Babylon,’ for it is a lie that they are prophesying to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 28:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 28:15 - And Jeremiah the prophet said to the prophet Hananiah, “Listen, Hananiah, the LORD has not sent you, and you have made this people trust in a lie.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 29:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:9 - for it is a lie that they are prophesying to you in my name; I did not send them, declares the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 29:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:21 - ‘Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning Ahab the son of Kolaiah and Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, who are prophesying a lie to you in my name: Behold, I will deliver them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he shall strike them down before your eyes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 29:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:23 - because they have done an outrageous thing in Israel, they have committed adultery with their neighbors’ wives, and they have spoken in my name lying words that I did not command them. I am the one who knows, and I am witness, declares the LORD.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 29:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:31 - “Send to all the exiles, saying, ‘Thus says the LORD concerning Shemaiah of Nehelam: Because Shemaiah had prophesied to you when I did not send him, and has made you trust in a lie,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 37:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 37:14 - And Jeremiah said, “It is a lie; I am not deserting to the Chaldeans.” But Irijah would not listen to him, and seized Jeremiah and brought him to the officials.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 40:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 40:16 - But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said to Johanan the son of Kareah, “You shall not do this thing, for you are speaking falsely of Ishmael.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 43:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 43:2 - Azariah the son of Hoshaiah and Johanan the son of Kareah and all the insolent men said to Jeremiah, “You are telling a lie. The LORD our God did not send you to say, ‘Do not go to Egypt to live there,’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:17 - Every man is stupid and without knowledge;
every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols,
for his images are false,
and there is no breath in them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 13:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:22 - Because you have disheartened the righteous falsely, although I have not grieved him, and you have encouraged the wicked, that he should not turn from his evil way to save his life,

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