שקר

Hebrew

Root
שׁ־ק־ר (sh-q-r)

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈʃekeʁ/
• (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈʃeker/, [ˈʃekeʁ]
• (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈʃeker/
• (Syrian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈʃeqer/, [ˈʃeʔer]
• (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈʃæɡær/
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛqɛr/

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Noun

שֶׁקֶר • (shéker) m (plural indefinite שְׁקָרִים, singular construct שֶׁקֶר־, plural construct שִׁקְרֵי־, Biblical Hebrew pausal form שָׁקֶר) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. lie, falsehood

Derived terms

• שִׁקְרִי (shikrí)

Verb

שיקר / שִׁקֵּר • (shikér) (pi'el construction)

1. defective spelling of שיקר

See also

• ש־ קר

References

• H8267 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• “שקר” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• שקר on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Anagrams

• שרק

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew שקר (shéker).

Pronunciation

• (YIVO, Northeastern) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛkɜr/
• (Poylish) IPA^(key): /ˈʃeɪ̯kɜr/, /ˈʃeːkɜr/

Noun

שקר • (sheker) m, plural שקרים (shkorim)

1. lie, falsehood

   Synonyms: ליגן (lign), כּזבֿ (kozev)