What does שֶׁקֶר · ἀπάτη mean in the Bible?
שֶׁקֶר · ἀπάτη is a Hebrew phrase meaning "falsehood, deception, fraud".
Hebrew · H8267, G539
שֶׁקֶר
An untruth ; by implication, a sham (often adverbial) · delusion
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שֶׁקֶר H8267 an untruth ; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)
Pronunciation sheqer
Deception spanning utterance to substance: false words, false things, false actions—a comprehensive term for anything counterfeit or misleading.
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ἀπάτη G539 delusion
Pronunciation apátē
Deceptive allure that ensnares through false promises—wealth, sin, desire—rather than conscious lying.
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What does שֶׁקֶר (sheqer) mean in the Bible?
שֶׁקֶר · ἀπάτη is a Hebrew phrase meaning "falsehood, deception, fraud".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8267, G539?
H8267, G539 is connected to 113 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. falsehood, deception, fraud
Strong's H8267, G539
Lexical occurrences 113 verses Source Gloss
falsehood, deception, fraud
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שֶׁקֶר is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
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