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# deceit

«deceit» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **making someone believe something that is not true, to…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (deceit, uncountable; a deceit)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Deceit is making someone believe something that is not true, to trick them. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/deceit/#m1)

2) A deceit is a trick or lie. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/deceit/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Lying and trickery, which the prophets and wise books often name as a great sin. Interpretation: Tradition treats deceit as a serious wrong, and teaches that it is wrong to mislead anyone, even by false impressions. In the primary lessons: In ethics lessons, fairy tales (the wolf's deceit), Bible stories (Jacob's deceit), and friendship talk about honesty.

### examples

- They hold fast deceit, they refuse to return. (Prophets JER.8.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/deceit/#x1)
- They conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity, and their belly prepareth deceit. (Writings JOB.15.35, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/deceit/#x2)
- He that breatheth forth truth uttereth righteousness; but a false witness deceit. (Writings PRO.12.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/deceit/#x3)
- The wolf's deceit fooled Little Red Riding Hood. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/deceit/#x4)
- Friendships can't last with deceit. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/deceit/#x5)
- His deceit was discovered. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/deceit/#x6)
- Jacob won his father's blessing by deceit, the Bible tells. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/deceit/#x7)
- She hated lies and deceit. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/deceit/#x8)
- Honesty is the opposite of deceit. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/deceit/#x9)
- The evil doer often comes to harm through his own deceit. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/deceit/#x10)

### note

Spelling: «ei» after c: deceit, deceive. Adjective: deceitful. Verb: deceive.

### In the corpora

- [They hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JER.243/)
- [Thy habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know Me, saith the LORD.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JER.272/)
- [Is it in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies, and the prophets of the deceit of their own heart?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JER.645/)
- [As for the trafficker, the balances of deceit are in his hand.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/HOS.176/)
- [Thou destroyest them that speak falsehood; the LORD abhorreth the man of blood and of deceit.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.47/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «deceit» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/deceit/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.