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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
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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 1 / 3 (Exo 5:9–Pro 19:5)

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 5:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:9 - Let heavier work be laid upon the men that they may labor at it and pay no regard to lying words."

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 20:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 20:16 - "You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 23:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:7 - Keep far from a false charge, and do not slay the innocent and righteous, for I will not acquit the wicked.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:3 - or has found what was lost and lied about it, swearing falsely--in any of all the things which men do and sin therein,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 6:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:5 - or anything about which he has sworn falsely; he shall restore it in full, and shall add a fifth to it, and give it to him to whom it belongs, on the day of his guilt offering.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:12 - And you shall not swear by my name falsely, and so profane the name of your God: I am the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 19:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 19:18 - the judges shall inquire diligently, and if the witness is a false witness and has accused his brother falsely,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:21 - Now David had said, "Surely in vain have I guarded all that this fellow has in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that belonged to him; and he has returned me evil for good.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:13 - On the other hand, if I had dealt treacherously against his life (and there is nothing hidden from the king), then you yourself would have stood aloof."

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 22:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:22 - And the LORD said to him, 'By what means?' And he said, 'I will go forth, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.' And he said, 'You are to entice him, and you shall succeed; go forth and do so.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 22:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:23 - Now therefore behold, the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these your prophets; the LORD has spoken evil concerning you."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 9:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:12 - And they said, "That is not true; tell us now." And he said, "Thus and so he spoke to me, saying, 'Thus says the LORD, I anoint you king over Israel.'"

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 18:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:21 - And he said, 'I will go forth, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.' And he said, 'You are to entice him, and you shall succeed; go forth and do so.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 18:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:22 - Now therefore behold, the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouth of these your prophets; the LORD has spoken evil concerning you."

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:4 - As for you, you whitewash with lies; worthless physicians are you all.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 36:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:4 - For truly my words are not false; one who is perfect in knowledge is with you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 7:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:14 - Behold, the wicked man conceives evil, and is pregnant with mischief, and brings forth lies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 27:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:12 - Give me not up to the will of my adversaries; for false witnesses have risen against me, and they breathe out violence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:18 - Let the lying lips be dumb, which speak insolently against the righteous in pride and contempt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 33:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:17 - The war horse is a vain hope for victory, and by its great might it cannot save.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:19 - Let not those rejoice over me who are wrongfully my foes, and let not those wink the eye who hate me without cause.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 38:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:19 - Those who are my foes without cause are mighty, and many are those who hate me wrongfully.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 52:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 52:3 - You love evil more than good, and lying more than speaking the truth. Selah

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 63:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 63:11 - But the king shall rejoice in God; all who swear by him shall glory; for the mouths of liars will be stopped.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:4 - More in number than the hairs of my head are those who hate me without cause; mighty are those who would destroy me, those who attack me with lies. What I did not steal must I now restore?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 101:7 - No man who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no man who utters lies shall continue in my presence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:2 - For wicked and deceitful mouths are opened against me, speaking against me with lying tongues.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:29 - Put false ways far from me; and graciously teach me thy law!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:69

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:69 - The godless besmear me with lies, but with my whole heart I keep thy precepts;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:78

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:78 - Let the godless be put to shame, because they have subverted me with guile; as for me, I will meditate on thy precepts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:86

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:86 - All thy commandments are sure; they persecute me with falsehood; help me!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:104

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:104 - Through thy precepts I get understanding; therefore I hate every false way.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:118

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:118 - Thou dost spurn all who go astray from thy statutes; yea, their cunning is in vain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:128

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:128 - Therefore I direct my steps by all thy precepts; I hate every false way.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:163

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:163 - I hate and abhor falsehood, but I love thy law.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 120:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 120:2 - "Deliver me, O LORD, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue."

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 144:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 144:8 - whose mouths speak lies, and whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 144:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 144:11 - Rescue me from the cruel sword, and deliver me from the hand of aliens, whose mouths speak lies, and whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:17 - haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:19 - a false witness who breathes out lies, and a man who sows discord among brothers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:18 - He who conceals hatred has lying lips, and he who utters slander is a fool.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:18 - A wicked man earns deceptive wages, but one who sows righteousness gets a sure reward.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:17 - He who speaks the truth gives honest evidence, but a false witness utters deceit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:19 - Truthful lips endure for ever, but a lying tongue is but for a moment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:22 - Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD, but those who act faithfully are his delight.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:5 - A righteous man hates falsehood, but a wicked man acts shamefully and disgracefully.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:5 - A faithful witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes out lies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:4 - An evildoer listens to wicked lips; and a liar gives heed to a mischievous tongue.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:7 - Fine speech is not becoming to a fool; still less is false speech to a prince.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:5 - A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who utters lies will not escape.

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