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
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
- clause
a-REV la-ISH LE-khem SHA-ker
- 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 context — Proverbs 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.