שָׁקַר
šāqar
do falsely
Strong's H8266VerbHebrewTWOT 2461

שָׁקַר (šāqar) is a Hebrew verb meaning do falsely. It appears 6 times in 5 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H8266).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2461)

Range of meaning (TWOT 2461)do, deal falsely; cheat, be untrue; fail, lie
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

שָׁקַר verb, denominative: do, deal falsely

Strong's H8266 שָׁקַר: to cheat, i.e. be untrue (usually in words)
KJV:fail, deal falsely, lie.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

See it in Scripture

Genesis 21:23Leviticus 19:111 Samuel 15:29

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