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Psalms 33:17

“An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

שֶׁקֶרsheqer · sheh'-ker
H8267 · Hebrew

Definition: an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)
Derivation: from H8266 (שָׁקַר);
KJV renderings: without a cause, deceit(-ful), false(-hood, -ly), feignedly, liar, [phrase] lie, lying, vain (thing), wrongfully.
Grammar: שֶׁ֣קֶר — common noun, masculine, singular, absolute
Code HNcmsa
Usage: Occurs 113 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 5:9 Exodus 20:16 Exodus 23:7 Leviticus 5:22 Leviticus 5:24

Theological interpretation (AI)

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Verse 16 Verse 18

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.