שָׁוְא
Strong's H7723
shâvᵉʼ
/shawv/
evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolatry (as false, subjective), uselessness (as deceptive, objective; also adverbially, in vain)
Quick Facts
- Strong's Number
- H7723
- Hebrew
- שָׁוְא
- Transliteration
- shâvᵉʼ
- Pronunciation
- /shawv/
- KJV Translations
- 5 distinct renderings
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
Definition & Etymology
Full Definition
evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolatry (as false, subjective), uselessness (as deceptive, objective; also adverbially, in vain)
Derivation
or שַׁו; from the same as H7722 (שׁוֹא) in the sense of desolating;H7722 (shôwʼ)
KJV Translation Breakdown
This Hebrew word is translated as the following in the King James Version:
false(-ly)lielyingvainvanity
Related Hebrew Words
Words sharing the same root or referenced in the derivation of shâvᵉʼ:
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