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

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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Vowels (Niqqud)

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The word

Word in context

  1. word

    SHA-ker

  2. clause

    ya-FI-akh ke-za-VIM ED SHA-ker

  3. 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 contextProverbs 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.