Deuteronomy 19:18:7Deut.19.18.W7TAB
שֶׁ֖קֶר
sheker
“falsely”
- Transliteration
- SHE-ker
- Extended
- SHEH-kehr
- IPA
- /ˈʃɛkɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- falsely
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
- clause
ve-hin-NEH ed-SHE-ker ha-ED SHE-ker a-NA ve-a-KHI-v
- sentence
ve-dar-SHU ha-shof-TIM hei-TEV ve-hin-NEH ed-SHE-ker ha-ED SHE-ker a-NA ve-a-KHI-v
Exegesis
The construct chain ʿēd·šeqer {עֵֽד־שֶׁ֙קֶר֙ | ʿēd·šeqer} ‘false witness’ defines the type of testimony under scrutiny, followed by šeqer {שֶׁ֖קֶר | še·qer} ‘falsehood’ as the specified offense.
Root and etymology
š-q-rshin, qof, resh
“deceit, falsehood”
In context — Deuteronomy 19:18
And the judges shall investigate thoroughly, and behold, if the witness is a false witness and has testified falsehood against his brother.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 19:18:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Deuteronomy 19:18, so the Hebrew word שֶׁ֖קֶר (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 Deut.19.18.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.19.18.W7.S1) and character.