Proverbs 21:6:4Prov.21.6.W4TAB
שָׁ֑קֶר
shaker
“lying”
- Transliteration
- SHA-ker
- Extended
- SHAA-ker
- IPA
- /ˈʃaːqɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- lying
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
PO-al o-tsa-ROT bil-SHON SHA-ker
- sentence
PO-al o-tsa-ROT bil-SHON SHA-ker HE-vel nid-DAF me-vak-she-MA-vet
Exegesis
The instrument phrase bilshon shaqer {בִּלְשׁ֣וֹן שָׁ֑קֶר | bil-šôn šā-qer} ‘deceitful speech’ identifies false speech as the means of gain.
Root and etymology
š-q-rš–q–r
“falsehood, deceit”
In context — Proverbs 21:6
Treasures gained by a deceiving tongue are vapor , a snare of death .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:6:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 21:6, 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.21.6.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.6.W4.S1) and character.