Proverbs 6:19:4Prov.6.19.W4TAB
שָׁ֑קֶר
shaker
“of falsehood”
- Transliteration
- SHA-ker
- Extended
- SHAA-kehr
- IPA
- /ˈʃaː.qɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- of 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
- clause
ya-FI-akh ke-za-VIM ED SHA-ker
- sentence
ya-FI-akh ke-za-VIM ED SHA-ker u-me-sha-LE-akh me-da-NIM BEN a-KHIM
Exegesis
The construct ed shaker {עֵ֣ד שָׁ֑קֶר | ʿēd šā-qer} ‘false witness’ emphasizes distortion of testimony.
Root and etymology
š-q-r
“to lie, deceive”
In context — Proverbs 6:19
A witness of falsehood who breathes out lies, and one who sends out strife between brothers.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 6:19:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 6:19, 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.6.19.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.6.19.W4.S1) and character.