שָׁוָה
Strong's H7737
shâvâh
/shaw-vaw'/
properly, to level, i.e. equalize; figuratively, to resemble; by implication, to adjust (i.e. counterbalance, be suitable, compose, place, yield, etc.)
Quick Facts
- Strong's Number
- H7737
- Hebrew
- שָׁוָה
- Transliteration
- shâvâh
- Pronunciation
- /shaw-vaw'/
- KJV Translations
- 12 distinct renderings
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
Definition & Etymology
Full Definition
properly, to level, i.e. equalize; figuratively, to resemble; by implication, to adjust (i.e. counterbalance, be suitable, compose, place, yield, etc.)
Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV Translation Breakdown
This Hebrew word is translated as the following in the King James Version:
availbehavebring forthcountervail(bemake) equallaybe (makea-) likemake plainprofitreckon
compare, countervail, (be, make) equal, lay, be (make, a-) like, make plain, profit, reckon.
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