1 Kings 22:23:61 Kgs.22.23.W6TAB
שֶּׁ֔קֶר
sheker
“of falsehood or lying”
- Transliteration
- SHE-ker
- Extended
- SHEH-kehr
- IPA
- /ˈʃɛ.qɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- of falsehood or lying
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
SHE-ker
- phraseyour reading level
RU-akh SHE-ker
- clause
ve-a-TA hi-NE na-TAN Ye-ho-VAH RU-akh SHE-ker be-FI KOL-ne-vi-E-kha E-le
- sentence
ve-a-TA hi-NE na-TAN Ye-ho-VAH RU-akh SHE-ker be-FI KOL-ne-vi-E-kha E-le va-ye-ho-VAH di-BER a-LE-kha ra-A
Exegesis
The genitive construct ruach sheqer {רוּחַ שֶּׁקֶר | rū-āḥ šê-qer} ‘spirit of falsehood’ defines the nature of the influence.
Root and etymology
š-q-rshin–qof–resh
“lie, falsehood”
In context — 1 Kings 22:23
And now, behold, the LORD has placed a spirit of falsehood in the mouth of all these your prophets, and the LORD has declared disaster against you.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 22:23:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Kings 22:23, so the Hebrew word שֶּׁ֔קֶר (sheker) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Kgs.22.23.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.22.23.W6.S1) and character.