Sheker lavan (שקר לבן) means white lie in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שֶׁקֶר לָבָן
sheker lavan
noun · masculine
In English
white lie
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Sheker lavan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שקר הנאמר מתוך כונה שלא לפגוע בזולת ולהעליבו.
The word Sheker lavan is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שֶׁקֶר לָבָן
- Written without vowel points
- שקר לבן
- Said
- sheker lavan
- Inflections
- שְׁקָרִים לְבָנִים
- Gematria
- 682
This is how Sheker lavan is said in other languages.
- English
- white lie
These words mean the opposite of Sheker lavan.
- בוטות
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These words come before and after Sheker lavan in the dictionary.
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What does Sheker lavan (שקר לבן) mean in Hebrew?
Sheker lavan (שקר לבן) means white lie. It is said sheker lavan, with the stress on she.
What is the opposite of Sheker lavan (שקר לבן)?
Words that mean the opposite of Sheker lavan (שקר לבן) are בוטות.
Is Sheker lavan (שקר לבן) masculine or feminine?
The word Sheker lavan (שקר לבן) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שקר לבן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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