Proverbs 20:17:4Prov.20.17.W4TAB

שָׁ֑קֶר

shaker

deceit

Transliteration
SHA-ker
Extended
SHAA-kehr
IPA
/ˈʃaːqɛr/

Meaning by language

English
deceit

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
שָׁ֑ + קֶר
sha + ker
shaker

Alphabet Analysis

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

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Word in context

  1. word

    SHA-ker

  2. clause

    a-REV la-ISH LE-khem SHA-ker

  3. sentence

    a-REV la-ISH LE-khem SHA-ker ve-a-KHAR yim-ma-LE-PI-hu kha-TSATS

Exegesis

The construct chain le-ḥem šā-ḵer {לֶחֶם שָׁקֶר | le-ḥem šā-ḵer} ‘bread of deceit’ binds head noun and modifier in a genitive relationship.

Root and etymology

š-q-rshin–qof–resh

lie, falsehood

In contextProverbs 20:17

Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel .

About this coordinate

Proverbs 20:17:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 20:17, so the Hebrew word שָׁ֑קֶר (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.20.17.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.20.17.W4.S1) and character.