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# liar

«liar» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a person who tells lies, saying things they know are not…** — 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 (a liar, liars)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A liar is a person who tells lies, saying things they know are not true to trick someone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/liar/#m1)

2) Calling someone a liar means you think they are not telling the truth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/liar/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: A liar is someone who speaks falsely, whether to people or about God. Proverbs warns that anyone who adds to God's words will be found a liar. Interpretation: Jewish tradition treats truth as a deep value and lying as a serious wrong. The Torah's command to keep far from a false matter is read as a warning against all deceit. In the primary lessons: In lessons on truth, lies and tricks, «liar» teaches that people who lie lose trust; in stories like «The Boy Who Cried Wolf» nobody believes the liar when the truth matters. Calling someone a liar is a strong, rude thing to say, so it is better to say «I don't think that's true». Phrases: «a terrible liar» (bad at lying), «a big liar», «liar, liar, pants on fire» (a playground rhyme).

### examples

- I said in my haste: 'All men are liars.' (Writings PSA.116.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/liar/#x1)
- A evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; and a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue. (Writings PRO.17.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/liar/#x2)
- Add thou not unto His words, lest He reprove thee, and thou be found a liar. (Writings PRO.30.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/liar/#x3)
- The boy who cried wolf was a liar, so nobody came to help. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/liar/#x4)
- Don't call your sister a liar; ask her what happened. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/liar/#x5)
- He is a terrible liar; he always goes red. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/liar/#x6)
- A good friend is not a liar. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/liar/#x7)
- Nobody believed the liar when he finally told the truth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/liar/#x8)
- The detective worked out who the liar was. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/liar/#x9)
- Liar, liar, pants on fire! shouted the children in the story. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/liar/#x10)
- "You are an impudent liar!" cried the genius. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/liar/#x11)

### note

Spelled «-ar», not «-er» (a common spelling trap). Verb «lie, lied, lying» (tell an untrue thing); do not mix with «lie, lay, lain» (to lie down). Saying something wrong by mistake does not make you a liar; a liar knows it is untrue.

### In the corpora

- [I said in my haste: 'All men are liars.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.2122/)
- [A evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; and a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.480/)
- [The lust of a man is his shame; and a poor man is better than a liar.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.551/)
- [Add thou not unto His words, lest He reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.870/)
- [And if it be not so now, who will prove me a liar, and make my speech nothing worth?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.645/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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