Hebrew word

sheqer

sheh'-ker

שֶׁקֶר

What it means

an untruth

an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)

Where it comes from

from shâqar (שָׁקַר)

How the King James translates it

lying21
false20
lies17
falsely10
falsehood6
lie6
vain4
wrongfully4

Every place it appears 95

Exodus5:9 20:16 23:7

Leviticus6:3 6:5 19:12

Deuteronomy19:18

1 Samuel25:21

2 Samuel18:13

1 Kings22:22 22:23

2 Kings9:12

2 Chronicles18:21 18:22

Job13:4 36:4

Psalms27:12 31:18 33:17 35:19 38:19 52:3 63:11 69:4 101:7 109:2 119:29 119:69 119:78 119:86 119:104 119:128 119:163 120:2

Proverbs6:17 6:19 10:18 11:18 12:17 12:19 12:22 14:5 17:4 17:7 19:5 19:9 20:17 21:6 25:14 25:18 26:28 31:30

Isaiah9:15 28:15 32:7 44:20 59:3

Jeremiah3:10 3:23 5:31 7:4 7:8 7:9 8:8 9:3 9:5 10:14 14:14 16:19 23:14 23:25 23:26 23:32 27:10 27:15 29:9 29:21 29:23 37:14 40:16 43:2 51:17

Ezekiel13:22

Hosea7:1

Micah2:11 6:12

Habakkuk2:18

Zechariah5:4 8:17 10:2 13:3

Malachi3:5