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Strong's Number H8267

שֶׁקֶר

sheqer · sheh'-ker

Transliteration:

sheqer{sheh'-ker}

Word Origin:

from 8266

TWOT:

2461a

Part of Speech:

noun masculine

Strong's Definition:

an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)

Usage in the KJV:

lie 28, lying 21, false 20, falsehood 13, falsely 13, vain 6, wrongfully 4, deceitful 2, deceit 1, liar 1, misc 5

Total: 113
Occurs 113 times in the Hebrew text.

Definition:

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