What does שֶׁקֶר · סוּס mean in the Bible?
שֶׁקֶר · סוּס: Deception that actively deceives through falsehood; ranges from spoken lies to fraudulent actions and hollow, worthless things.
Hebrew · H8267, H5483
שֶׁקֶר
An untruth ; by implication, a sham (often adverbial) · a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight )
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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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סוּס H5483 a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight )
Pronunciation sus
Horse: symbol of military power and human strength, notably absent from Israel's ideal covenant life
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What does שֶׁקֶר (šeqer hassûs) mean in the Bible?
שֶׁקֶר · סוּס: Deception that actively deceives through falsehood; ranges from spoken lies to fraudulent actions and hollow, worthless things.
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8267, H5483?
H8267, H5483 is connected to 254 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. Deception that actively deceives through falsehood; ranges from spoken lies to fraudulent actions and hollow, worthless things.
Source Gloss
an untruth ; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)
Extended definition
Deception that actively deceives through falsehood; ranges from spoken lies to fraudulent actions and hollow, worthless things.
without a cause, deceit(-ful), false(-hood, -ly), feignedly, liar, lie, lying, vain (thing), wrongfully.
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Old Testament Witnesses
The horse is a lie; the horse is a vain hope; signifies the deceptive nature of trusting in military technology
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain