Sheker (שקר) means falsehood in Hebrew.
It can also mean lie. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
falsehood, lie
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Sheker.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1דבר המוצג כנכון על־אף שידוע לדובר כי אינו כזה.
הִנְנִי עַל־נִבְּאֵי חֲלֹמוֹת שֶׁקֶר נְאֻם־יהוה, וַיְסַפְּרוּם וַיַּתְעוּ אֶת־עַמִּי בְּשִׁקְרֵיהֶם וּבְפַחֲזוּתָם;וְאָנֹכִי לֹא־שְׁלַחְתִּים וְלֹא צִוִּיתִים, וְהוֹעֵיל לֹא־יוֹעִילוּ לָעָם־הַזֶּה – נְאֻם־יהוה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Sheker is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שֶׁקֶר
- Written without vowel points
- שקר
- Said
- sheker
- Root
- ש־ק־ר
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Plural
- שְׁקָרִים
- Inflections
- ר' שְׁקָרִים, שִׁקְרֵי־
- Gematria
- 600
This is how Sheker is said in other languages.
- English
- falsehood, lie
- Arabic
- كذبة
- Russian
- ложь
- French
- mensonge, fausseté
- Spanish
- mentira, falsedad
- German
- Lüge, Falschheit
- Yiddish
- ליגן, שקר, כּזבֿ
These words mean nearly the same as Sheker.
- הבלvanity
- כזב
- שווא
- כחש
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Sheker.
- אמת
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Sheker.
The word Sheker is part of these phrases and sayings.
- לשקר אין רגליים
- שקר גס
- שקר החן והבל היופי
- שקר וכזב
- שקר לבן
- מדבר שקר תרחק
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words come before and after Sheker in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Sheker.
What does Sheker (שקר) mean in Hebrew?
Sheker (שקר) means falsehood and lie. It is said sheker, with the stress on she.
What is a synonym for Sheker (שקר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Sheker (שקר) are הבל, כזב, שווא, and כחש.
What is the opposite of Sheker (שקר)?
Words that mean the opposite of Sheker (שקר) are אמת.
What rhymes with Sheker (שקר)?
Words that rhyme with Sheker (שקר) include חקר, דקר, תקר, and קרקר.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שקר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.