Shâqar — H8266

H8266 · Hebrew — שקר

Pronunciation: shaw-kar'

Definition

verb

to cheat, i.e. be untrue (usually in words)

  1. to do or deal falsely, be false, trick, cheat
    1. (Piel) to deal falsely
    2. (Qal) to deal falsely

Usually translated as

lie, deal falsely, fail

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Shâqar occurs 6 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1), Leviticus (1), 1 Samuel (1), Psalms (2), Isaiah (1)

Strong's Lexicon — S