Words the Bible translates as falsehood
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 4 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- sheqerשֶׁקֶרfalsehood: that which has no truth or reality behind it, whether a spoken lie, a betrayal in action, or a hope that comes to nothing
- pseudosψεῦδοςa lie: something untrue held out as true, whether a false word, a false life, or a counterfeit that stands in for the truth
- kazavכָּזָבa falsehood: a claim or thing that does not correspond to reality and so betrays those who rely on it
- pseusmaψεῦσμαfalsehoodnot studied yet
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