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Rabbi Yosef Albo (1380-1444) in
Sefer HaâIkkarim (2:27) writes that â
emetâ (truth) is an antonym to both â
shekerâ and â
kazav.â Truth means consonance between a statement and reality, and it also means consonance between what a person verbally expresses and what he thinks in his heart. â
Shekerâ is dissonance between the former pair, and â
kazavâ is dissonance between the latter pair.
Rabbi Yehuda Leib Edel (1760-1828) takes issue with Rabbi Alboâs assumption that a statement that truly reflects oneâs inner thoughts can be called
sheker if it doesnât reflect reality. He asks: According to this definition, how can the Torah forbid a person from testifying