Ezekiel 13:22:4Ezek.13.22.W4TAB

שֶׁ֔קֶר

sheker

falsely

Transliteration
SHE-ker
Extended
SHEH-kehr
IPA
/ˈʃɛ.qɛr/

Meaning by language

English
falsely

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
שֶׁ֔ + קֶר
she + ker
sheker

Alphabet Analysis

Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Qofq — deep k, uvular
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Reshr guttural, like the French r

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Word in context

  1. word

    SHE-ker

  2. clause

    YA-an ha-khe-OT lev-tsa-DIK SHE-ker va-a-NI LO hik-e-VAT-tiv

  3. sentence

    YA-an ha-khe-OT lev-tsa-DIK SHE-ker va-a-NI LO hik-e-VAT-tiv u-le-kha-ZEK ye-DE ra-SHA le-vil-TI-shuv mid-dar-KHO ha-RA le-ha-kha-yo-TO

Exegesis

The Hiphil infinitive construct haḵ’ot {הַכְא֤וֹת | ha-ḵā-’ōṯ} “causing pain” governs the construct chain lēv ṣaddîq {לֵב־צַדִּיק | lēv ṣaḏ-dîq} “heart of the righteous,” with šēqer {שֶׁ֔קֶר | šē-qer} specifying the source of sorrow.

Root and etymology

š-q-rshin–qof–resh

falsehood

In contextEzekiel 13:22

Because you have made the heart of the righteous sad with lies, though I have not caused him grief, and you have strengthened the hands of the wicked so that he does not turn from his evil way to preserve his life.

About this coordinate

Ezekiel 13:22:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Ezekiel 13:22, so the Hebrew word שֶׁ֔קֶר (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 Ezek.13.22.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.13.22.W4.S1) and character.