Lexical Definition

‎שֶׁקֶר‎ sheqer (sheh'-ker) deception ^H:N-M
from ‎שָׁקַר‎

without a cause, deceit(-ful), false(-hood, -ly), feignedly, liar, [phrase] lie, lying, vain (thing), wrongfully.

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

1) lie, deception, disappointment, falsehood
1a) deception (what deceives or disappoints or betrays one)
1b) deceit, fraud, wrong
1b1) fraudulently, wrongfully (as adverb)
1c) falsehood (injurious in testimony)
1c1) testify falsehood, false oath, swear falsely
1d) falsity (of false or self-deceived prophets)
1e) lie, falsehood (in general)
1e1) false tongue
1f) in vain

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Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎שֶׁ֫קֶר‎₁₁₃ noun masculine deception, disappointment, falsehood; — ‎׳‎‎שׁ‎ Exod 23:7 + 64 t.; ‎שָׁ֑קֶר‎ Exod 5:9 + 42 t.; plural ‎שְׁקָרִים‎ Ps 101:7 + 3 t.; suffix ‎שִׁקְרֵיהֶם‎ Jer 23:22 —

1. deception, what deceives, disappoints, and betrays one : a molten image Jer 10:14 = Jer 51:17 gift Prov 25:14 grace of person Prov 31:30, etc.; ‎׳‎‎אֹ֫רַח שׁ‎ Ps 119:104; Ps 119:128 ‎׳‎‎דֶּ֫רֶח שׁ‎ vPs 119:29 ‎׳‎‎בטח בשׁ‎ Jer 13:25 ‎׳‎‎נחל שׁ‎ Jer 16:19, compare also Ps 7:15*; Ps 33:17; Ps 119:118; Isa 28:15 ‎לַשֶּׁקֶר‎ for disappointment, in vain 1Sam 25:21; Jer 3:23.

2. deceit, fraud, wrong : ‎׳‎‎עשׂה (ל) שׁ‎ do or practise fraud, wrong Hos 7:1; Jer 6:13; Jer 8:8; Jer 8:10 with ‎בְ‎, 2Sam 18:13 ‎׳‎‎פְּעֻלַּת שׁ‎ Prov 11:18 ‎׳‎‎לֶ֫חֶם שׁ‎ Prov 20:17 food got by fraud; ‎׳‎‎זֶ֫רע שׁ‎ Isa 57:4 ‎׳‎‎עֵט שׁ‎ Jer 8:8 ‎׳‎‎ילד שׁ‎ Ps 7:15* (|| ‎עמל‎); ‎׳‎‎דרךְ לשׁון קשׁת שׁ‎ Jer 9:2* ‎׳‎‎בְּשׁ‎ Jer 3:10 (|| ‎בגד‎), adverb ‎שׁקד‎ fraudulently, wrongfully Ps 35:19; Ps 38:20*; Ps 69:5*; Ps 119:78; Ps 119:86.

3. injurious falsehood, in testimony, especially in courts : ‎עַד שֶׁקֶר‎ Exod 20:16 (E) Deut 19:18; Ps 27:12; Prov 6:19; Prov 14:5; Prov 25:18 ‎עֵד שׁקרים‎ Prov 12:17; Prov 19:5; Prov 19:9 ‎׳‎‎ענה שׁ‎ Deut 19:18 testify falsehood; ‎׳‎‎שְׁבֻעַת שׁ‎ Ze Deut 8:17 false oath; ‎׳‎‎נשׁבע לשׁ‎ swear falsely Jer 5:2 + 5 t.; ‎׳‎‎נשׁבע על שׁ‎ Lev 5:22* ‎׳‎‎דבּר שׁ‎ Mic 6:12 + (see [ ‎דָּבַר‎], ‎דָּבָר‎); ‎׳‎‎אִמְרֵ י שׁ‎ Isa 32:7 ‎׳‎‎שׂפת(י) שׁ‎ Ps 31:19*; Ps 120:2; Prov 10:18; Prov 17:7 ‎טפל‎ ‎׳‎‎שׁ‎ Job 13:4; Ps 119:69, compare vPs 119:163 absolute false ! 2Kgs 9:12; Jer 37:14.

4. falsity, of false or self-deceived prophets: ‎׳‎‎נכּא שׁ‎ prophesy falsely Jer 14:14; Jer 23:25; Jer 23:26; Jer 29:21 + ‎ל‎ person Jer 27:10; Jer 20:14; Jer 20:16 ‎׳‎‎לַשּׁ‎ ‎׳‎‎נ‎ vJer 20:15 ‎׳‎‎בשׁ‎ ‎׳‎‎נ‎ Jer 5:31; Jer 20:6; Jer 29:9 ‎׳‎‎מוֺרֶה שׁ‎ Isa 9:14*; Hab 2:18 ‎׳‎‎חזה שׁ‎ Zech 10:2 ‎׳‎‎חֲזוֺן שׁ‎ Jer 14:14, etc., (+ 12 t.); ‎׳‎‎רוּח שׁ‎.

5. lie, falsehood, in general: ‎׳‎‎דבר שׁ‎ Ps 101:7 (|| ‎רְמִיָּה‎); ‎׳‎‎דְּבַר שׁ‎ Prov 13:5 of ‎מִלִּים‎ Job 36:4 ‎׳‎‎לְשׁוֺן שׁ‎ false tongue Prov 6:17; Prov 12:19; Prov 21:6; Prov 26:28; Ps 109:2 of lips Prov 12:22 ‎׳‎‎אִישׁ שׁ‎ Prov 17:4 liar.

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