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# falsely

«falsely» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **not true or not correct** — 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

adverb (falsely)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Falsely means in a way that is not true or not correct. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/falsely/#m1)

2) Falsely can mean in a pretend, not sincere way, like a falsely cheerful voice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/falsely/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Interpretation: Swearing falsely by God's name is read as profaning it, a serious sin in Jewish law. In the primary lessons: In stories and news, someone is «falsely accused» or «falsely blamed» for something they did not do; in safety lessons, people sometimes falsely claim to be someone else to trick others. Phrases: «falsely accused», «falsely believe», «falsely claim».

### examples

- Ye shall not steal; neither shall ye deal falsely, nor lie one to another. (Torah LEV.19.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/falsely/#x1)
- And ye shall not swear by My name falsely, so that thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD. (Torah LEV.19.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/falsely/#x2)
- And the judges shall inquire diligently; and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother; (Torah DEU.19.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/falsely/#x3)
- And though they say: 'As the LORD liveth', surely they swear falsely. (Prophets JER.5.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/falsely/#x4)
- For they prophesy falsely unto you in My name; I have not sent them, saith the LORD. (Prophets JER.29.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/falsely/#x5)
- For He said: 'Surely, they are My people, children that will not deal falsely'; so He was their Saviour. (Prophets ISA.63.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/falsely/#x6)
- He was falsely accused of breaking the window. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/falsely/#x7)
- Many people falsely believe that bats are blind. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/falsely/#x8)
- The man falsely claimed to be from the bank. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/falsely/#x9)
- She smiled falsely, hiding that she was sad. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/falsely/#x10)
- The boy who cried wolf falsely shouted for help. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/falsely/#x11)
- It's unfair to falsely blame your sister. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/falsely/#x12)
- Some posts online falsely say that a cure works. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/falsely/#x13)

### note

Formed from «false» + «-ly». Opposite: «truly», «correctly». «Falsely accused» is a common pair. Safety: people who falsely say they are police, bank staff or friends of your parents may be trying to trick you; check with a trusted adult.

### In the corpora

- [Ye shall not steal; neither shall ye deal falsely, nor lie one to another.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/LEV.552/)
- [And ye shall not swear by My name falsely, so that thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/LEV.553/)
- [And though they say: 'As the LORD liveth', surely they swear falsely.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JER.136/)
- [For they prophesy falsely unto you in My name; I have not sent them, saith the LORD.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JER.784/)
- [They speak words, they swear falsely, they make covenants; thus judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/HOS.141/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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