What does שָׂפָה · שֶׁקֶר mean in the Bible?
שָׂפָה · שֶׁקֶר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "false lips, deceptive speech".
Hebrew · H8193, H8267
שִׂפְתֵי שָׁקֶר
The lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language ; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.) · an untruth ; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)
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שָׂפָה H8193 the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language ; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
Pronunciation saphah
Lip as boundary extends metaphorically to language and edges, treating speech as a defining perimeter of identity.
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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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What does שִׂפְתֵי שָׁקֶר (sifte sheqer) mean in the Bible?
שָׂפָה · שֶׁקֶר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "false lips, deceptive speech".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8193, H8267?
H8193, H8267 is connected to 290 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. false lips, deceptive speech
Strong's H8193, H8267
Lexical occurrences 290 verses Source Gloss
false lips, deceptive speech
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שִׂפְתֵי שָׁקֶר is built from these roots:
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