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Lexicon :: Strong's H8267 - šeqer

Aa
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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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

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 BoxPro 19:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:9 - A false witness will not go unpunished,
and a liar will be destroyed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:17 - Stolen bread tastes sweet,
but it turns to gravel in the mouth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:6 - Wealth created by a lying tongue
is a vanishing mist and a deadly trap.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:14 - A person who promises a gift but doesn’t give it
is like clouds and wind that bring no rain.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:18 - Telling lies about others
is as harmful as hitting them with an ax,
wounding them with a sword,
or shooting them with a sharp arrow.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:28 - A lying tongue hates its victims,
and flattering words cause ruin.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:12 - If a ruler pays attention to liars,
all his advisers will be wicked.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:30 - Charm is deceptive, and beauty does not last;
but a woman who fears the LORD will be greatly praised.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:15 - The leaders of Israel are the head,
and the lying prophets are the tail.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:15 - You boast, “We have struck a bargain to cheat death
and have made a deal to dodge the grave.[fn]
The coming destruction can never touch us,
for we have built a strong refuge made of lies and deception.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:7 - The smooth tricks of scoundrels are evil.
They plot crooked schemes.
They lie to convict the poor,
even when the cause of the poor is just.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:20 - The poor, deluded fool feeds on ashes.
He trusts something that can’t help him at all.
Yet he cannot bring himself to ask,
“Is this idol that I’m holding in my hand a lie?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:4 - Whom do you mock,
making faces and sticking out your tongues?
You children of sinners and liars!

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:3 - Your hands are the hands of murderers,
and your fingers are filthy with sin.
Your lips are full of lies,
and your mouth spews corruption.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:13 - We know we have rebelled and have denied the LORD.
We have turned our backs on our God.
We know how unfair and oppressive we have been,
carefully planning our deceitful lies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:10 - But despite all this, her faithless sister Judah has never sincerely returned to me. She has only pretended to be sorry. I, the LORD, have spoken!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:23 - Our worship of idols on the hills
and our religious orgies on the mountains
are a delusion.
Only in the LORD our God
will Israel ever find salvation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:2 - But even when they are under oath,
saying, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’
they are still telling lies!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:31 - the prophets give false prophecies,
and the priests rule with an iron hand.
Worse yet, my people like it that way!
But what will you do when the end comes?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:13 - “From the least to the greatest,
their lives are ruled by greed.
From prophets to priests,
they are all frauds.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:4 - But don’t be fooled by those who promise you safety simply because the LORD’s Temple is here. They chant, “The LORD’s Temple is here! The LORD’s Temple is here!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:8 - “‘Don’t be fooled into thinking that you will never suffer because the Temple is here. It’s a lie!

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:9 - Do you really think you can steal, murder, commit adultery, lie, and burn incense to Baal and all those other new gods of yours,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:8 - “‘How can you say, “We are wise because we have the word of the LORD,”
when your teachers have twisted it by writing lies?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:10 - I will give their wives to others
and their farms to strangers.
From the least to the greatest,
their lives are ruled by greed.
Yes, even my prophets and priests are like that.
They are all frauds.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:3 - “My people bend their tongues like bows
to shoot out lies.
They refuse to stand up for the truth.
They only go from bad to worse.
They do not know me,”
says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:5 - They all fool and defraud each other;
no one tells the truth.
With practiced tongues they tell lies;
they wear themselves out with all their sinning.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:14 - The whole human race is foolish and has no knowledge!
The craftsmen are disgraced by the idols they make,
for their carefully shaped works are a fraud.
These idols have no breath or power.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:25 - This is your allotment,
the portion I have assigned to you,”
says the LORD,
“for you have forgotten me,
putting your trust in false gods.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:14 - Then the LORD said, “These prophets are telling lies in my name. I did not send them or tell them to speak. I did not give them any messages. They prophesy of visions and revelations they have never seen or heard. They speak foolishness made up in their own lying hearts.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 16:19 - LORD, you are my strength and fortress,
my refuge in the day of trouble!
Nations from around the world
will come to you and say,
“Our ancestors left us a foolish heritage,
for they worshiped worthless idols.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:6 - As for you, Pashhur, you and all your household will go as captives to Babylon. There you will die and be buried, you and all your friends to whom you prophesied that everything would be all right.’”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:14 - But now I see that the prophets of Jerusalem are even worse!
They commit adultery and love dishonesty.
They encourage those who are doing evil
so that no one turns away from their sins.
These prophets are as wicked
as the people of Sodom and Gomorrah once were.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:25 - “I have heard these prophets say, ‘Listen to the dream I had from God last night.’ And then they proceed to tell lies in my name.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:26 - How long will this go on? If they are prophets, they are prophets of deceit, inventing everything they say.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:32 - I am against these false prophets. Their imaginary dreams are flagrant lies that lead my people into sin. I did not send or appoint them, and they have no message at all for my people. I, the LORD, have spoken!

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 27:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 27:10 - They are all liars, and their lies will lead to your being driven out of your land. I will drive you out and send you far away to die.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 27:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 27:14 - Do not listen to the false prophets who keep telling you, ‘The king of Babylon will not conquer you.’ They are liars.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 27:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 27:15 - This is what the LORD says: ‘I have not sent these prophets! They are telling you lies in my name, so I will drive you from this land. You will all die—you and all these prophets, too.’”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 27:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 27:16 - Then I spoke to the priests and the people and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Do not listen to your prophets who claim that soon the gold articles taken from my Temple will be returned from Babylon. It is all a lie!

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 28:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 28:15 - Then Jeremiah the prophet said to Hananiah, “Listen, Hananiah! The LORD has not sent you, but the people believe your lies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:9 - because they are telling you lies in my name. I have not sent them,” says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:21 - This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says about your prophets—Ahab son of Kolaiah and Zedekiah son of Maaseiah—who are telling you lies in my name: “I will turn them over to Nebuchadnezzar[fn] for execution before your eyes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:23 - For these men have done terrible things among my people. They have committed adultery with their neighbors’ wives and have lied in my name, saying things I did not command. I am a witness to this. I, the LORD, have spoken.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:31 - “Send an open letter to all the exiles in Babylon. Tell them, ‘This is what the LORD says concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite: Since he has prophesied to you when I did not send him and has tricked you into believing his lies,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 37:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 37:14 - “That’s not true!” Jeremiah protested. “I had no intention of doing any such thing.” But Irijah wouldn’t listen, and he took Jeremiah before the officials.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 40:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 40:16 - But Gedaliah said to Johanan, “I forbid you to do any such thing, for you are lying about Ishmael.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 43:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 43:2 - Azariah son of Hoshaiah and Johanan son of Kareah and all the other proud men said to Jeremiah, “You lie! The LORD our God hasn’t forbidden us to go to Egypt!

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:17 - The whole human race is foolish and has no knowledge!
The craftsmen are disgraced by the idols they make,
for their carefully shaped works are a fraud.
These idols have no breath or power.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:22 - You have discouraged the righteous with your lies, but I didn’t want them to be sad. And you have encouraged the wicked by promising them life, even though they continue in their sins.

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