The meaning of “שׁוֹא”
Understanding shôwʼ reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or (feminine) שׁוֹאָה shôwʼâh (sho-aw'); or שֹׁאָה shôʼâh (sho-aw'); from an unused root meaning to rush over desolate(-...
שׁוֹא
or (feminine) שׁוֹאָה shôwʼâh (sho-aw'); or שֹׁאָה shôʼâh (sho-aw'); from an unused root meaning to rush over desolate(-ion), destroy, destruction, storm, wasteness. - a tempest - by implication, devastation n m 1) ravage n f 2) devastation, ruin, waste 2a) devastation, ruin 2b) ruin, waste (of land)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Job 30:14 | “They came upon me as a wide breaking in of waters: in the desolation they rolled themselves upon me.” Word: שׁוֹא (shôwʼ) | |
| Psalms 35:17 | “Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.” Word: שׁוֹא (shôwʼ) | |
| Proverbs 3:25 | “Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.” Word: שׁוֹא (shôwʼ) | |
| Isaiah 47:11 | “Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence it riseth: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it off: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, which thou shalt not know.” Word: שׁוֹא (shôwʼ) | |
| Ezekiel 38:9 | “Thou shalt ascend and come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy bands, and many people with thee.” Word: שׁוֹא (shôwʼ) |
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