Proverbs 14:5:8Prov.14.5.W8TAB
שָֽׁקֶר׃
shaker
“falsehood”
- Transliteration
- SHA-ker
- Extended
- SHAA-kehr
- IPA
- /ˈʃaːqɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- falsehood
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
SHA-ker
- phraseyour reading level
ED SHA-ker
- clause
ve-ya-FI-akh ke-za-VIM ED SHA-ker
- sentence
ED e-mu-NIM LO ye-khaz-ZEV ve-ya-FI-akh ke-za-VIM ED SHA-ker
Exegesis
The vav-prefixed Hiphil ve-yafiakh {וְיָפִיחַ | wə-yā-pî-aḥ} ‘and-he-speaks’ intensifies the act of expelling falsehoods (kezavim {כְּזָבִים | kə-zā-ḇîm} ‘lies’) before the concluding parallel ed shaker {עֵד שָׁקֶר | ʿêd šā-qer} ‘false witness,’ reinforcing the ethical contrast by chiastic parallelism.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–qof–resh
“falsehood, deception”
In context — Proverbs 14:5
A faithful witness does not lie, but a false witness pours out lies.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:5:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Proverbs 14:5, so the Hebrew word שָֽׁקֶר׃ (shaker) 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 Prov.14.5.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.5.W8.S1) and character.