To falsely accuse someone/ to slander/ libel/ impute falsely

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To falsely accuse someone/ to slander/ libel/ impute falsely

The plot is a false plot against..., they accused him of a crime (a deaf person, a writer).

("But you are all forgers of lies, you are all worthless physicians" — Job 13:4; and likewise: "We, O Lord our God and God of our fathers, let our prayer come before You... We have sinned, betrayed, robbed... acted violently, fabricated lies and deceit, devised evil schemes" — Tachanun, prayer book; and likewise: "Indeed, she had sworn all kinds of oaths in the world, for lies had been falsely laid upon her; only once had such a thing happened to her..." — Shalom Aleichem / Bor Shuman, 57)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

טָפַל שֶׁקֶר עַל...,טָפַל עָלָיו שֶׁקֶר

Definition (Hebrew)

הֶעֱלִיל עֲלִילַת שֶׁקֶר עַל..., הֶאֱשִׁימוּ בְּאַשְׁמַת שָׁוְא (טָפֵל מַשְׁמָע הִדְבִּיק, חִיבֵּר).

("וְאוּלָם אַתֶּם טֹפְלֵי שָׁקֶר רֹפְאֵי אֱלִל כֻּלְּכֶם" אִיּוֹב יג ד, וְכֵן:"אָנוּ ה' אֱלֹהֵינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ, תָּבוֹא לְפָנֶיךָ תְּפִלָּתֵנוּ...אָשַׁמְנוּ, בָּגַדְנוּ, גָּזַלְנוּ...חָמַסְנוּ, טָפַלְנוּ שֶׁקֶר וּמִרְמָה, יָעַצְנוּ עֵצוֹת רָעוֹת"-תַּחֲנוּן, סִדּוּר הַתְּפִלָּה, וְכֵן:"אָמְנָם זוֹ נִשְׁבְּעָה כָּל מִינֵי שָׁבוּעוֹת שֶׁבָּעוֹלָם, כִּי שֶׁקֶר טָפְלוּ עָלֶיהָ: רַק פַּעַם אַחַת רֶה אוֹתָהּ מִקְרֶה כָּזֶה..."- שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם/ בּוֹר שׁוּמָן, נז)

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