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Lexicon :: Strong's H7737 - šāvâ

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שָׁוָה
Transliteration
šāvâ
Pronunciation
shaw-vaw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 2342,2343

Strong’s Definitions

שָׁוָה shâvâh, shaw-vaw'; a primitive root; properly, to level, i.e. equalize; figuratively, to resemble; by implication, to adjust (i.e. counterbalance, be suitable, compose, place, yield, etc.):—avail, behave, bring forth, compare, countervail, (be, make) equal, lay, be (make, a-) like, make plain, profit, reckon.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x

The KJV translates Strong's H7737 in the following manner: laid (3x), equal (3x), like (2x), compared (2x), profit (2x), set (1x), miscellaneous (8x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x
The KJV translates Strong's H7737 in the following manner: laid (3x), equal (3x), like (2x), compared (2x), profit (2x), set (1x), miscellaneous (8x).

  1. to agree with, be or become like, level, resemble

    1. (Qal)

      1. to be like

      2. equivalent (participle)

      3. to set, place

      4. setting (participle)

    2. (Piel) to level, smooth, still

    3. (Hiphil) to make like

    4. (Nithpael) to be alike

  2. (Piel) to set, place

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׁוָה shâvâh, shaw-vaw'; a primitive root; properly, to level, i.e. equalize; figuratively, to resemble; by implication, to adjust (i.e. counterbalance, be suitable, compose, place, yield, etc.):—avail, behave, bring forth, compare, countervail, (be, make) equal, lay, be (make, a-) like, make plain, profit, reckon.
STRONGS H7737: Abbreviations
† I. שָׁוָה verb (be even, smooth, see Pi., hence) agree with, be like, resemble (Arabic bdb100001 II. make even, flat, uniform (with something else); Aramaic שְׁוָא (derived species) be like, bdb100002 be equal, fit, like, Pa. lay out smoothly, Aph. make plain, fit, worthy); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular לִי לֹא שׁ׳ Job 33:27 (si vera lectio) it was not equalled to me, i.e. (see infra; according to most) not requited (so De Di Da, and Isaiah 16:6 Targum); Bu אֵל לֹא שִׁוָּה God did not requite (or שִׁלֵּם for שׁוה); Du לֹא שִׁוָּה כַעֲוֺנִי (compare Greek Version of the LXX); Imperfect 1st person singular of י׳, אֶלמִֿי ֗֗֗ אֶשְׁוֶה Isaiah 40:25 to whom shall I be like? (|| תְּדַמְּיוּנִי), implying that he is incomparable; 3rd person masculine plural לֹא יִשְׁווּבָֿהּ Proverbs 3:15 are not comparable with her (wisdom), so Proverbs 8:11; 2nd person masculine singular פֶּן־תִּשְׁוֶה־לוֹ Proverbs 26:4 lest thou be like him (a fool); Participle שֹׁוֶה בְּ Esther 7:4 is not an equivalent for; with לִ, suitable for Esther 3:8, so Esther 1:22 Hi Or RyKau (reading כֹּל שֹׁוֶה עִמּוֺ for כִּלְשׁוֺן עַמּוֺ, but see Siegf.); adequate for Esther 5:13.
Pi. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular שִׁוָּה Isaiah 28:25 he hath levelled its (the ground's) surface; 1st person singular שִׁוִּיתִי וְדוֺמַמְתִּי נַפְשִׁי Psalm 131:2 I have smoothed (composed) and stilled my soul; so, that is נַפְשִׁי Isaiah 38:13 Vulgate Ges De and others; Houb Lo Che Du and others read שִׁוַּעְתִּי I cried; accusative מִשְׁפָּטִים Psalm 119:30 accounted suitable, meet (|| דֶּרֶךְ אֱמוּנָח בָּחָ֑רְתִּי), Hi, compare Gr Psalm 119:128 (see Qal Esther 3:8); We inserts לְנֶגְדִּי (II. שׁ׳, compare Psalm 16:8); Zenner Du אִזִּיתִי.
†Hiph. make like: Imperfect 1st person singular מָח אַשְׁוֶחלָֿךְ Lamentations 2:13 (|| אֲדַמֶּה); 2nd person masculine plural לְמִי תְדַמְּיוּנִי וְתַשְׁווּ Isaiah 46:5 (compare Qal Isaiah 40:25).
Nithp. (apparently) Perfect 3rd person feminine singular נִשְׁתָּ֑וָה (for נִשְׁתְּוָה) Proverbs 27:15 are alike, but read probably Niph. 3rd person femininesingular נִשְׁוָ֑תָה Ges§ 75 x Toy and others — תשׁוה Job 30:22 Kt see II. שׁוא.

II. [שָׁוָה] verb
Pi. set, place (Biblical Aramaic Hithpa. Targum שְׁוָא Pa. set, make (often Targum = שׁום, שׁית); Thes and others below I. שׁ׳, originally set, place, then set together, compare, < weakened from original make even, right, compare Vulgar Arabic bdb100101 II. make (Wahrm, compare also BaES 66)); — Perfect 1st person singular שִׁוִּיתִי Psalm 16:8 I have set י׳ before me (לְנֶגְּדִּי); עֵזֶר עַל שׁ׳ Psalm 89:20 I have placed strength upon a hero, compare Psalm 21:6; Participle מְשַׁוֶּח רַנְלַי כְּ 2 Samuel 22:34 setting my feet like hinds = Psalm 18:34 (compare Targum שַׁוִּי כְּ Genesis 48:20; Jeremiah 29:22, for שׂים כְּ); — Isaiah 38:13 see I. שׁוה; — Imperfect = make, produce, 3rd person masculine singular לוֹ יְשַׁוֶּה פְּרִי Hosea 10:1 (Israel as vine), si vera lectio, see We Now (|| פְּרִי עשׂה Hosea 9:16, compare Hosea 8:7).

See related Aramaic BDB entry H7739.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

48:20

2 Samuel

22:34

Esther

1:22; 3:8; 3:8; 5:13; 7:4

Job

30:22; 33:27

Psalms

16:8; 16:8; 18:34; 21:6; 89:20; 119:30; 119:128; 131:2

Proverbs

3:15; 8:11; 26:4; 27:15

Isaiah

16:6; 28:25; 38:13; 38:13; 40:25; 40:25; 46:5

Jeremiah

29:22

Lamentations

2:13

Hosea

8:7; 9:16; 10:1

H7737

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7737 matches the Hebrew שָׁוָה (šāvâ),
which occurs 21 times in 21 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:34

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He makes my feet like the feet of a deer

and sets me securely on the[fn] heights.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 3:8

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Then Haman informed King Ahasuerus, “There is one ethnic group, scattered throughout the peoples in every province of your kingdom, keeping themselves separate. Their laws are different from everyone else’s and they do not obey the king’s laws. It is not in the king’s best interest to tolerate them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 5:13

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“Still, none of this satisfies me since I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the King’s Gate all the time.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 7:4

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“For my people and I have been sold to destruction, death, and annihilation. If we had merely been sold as male and female slaves, I would have kept silent. Indeed, the trouble wouldn’t be worth burdening the king.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 33:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:27 -

He will look at men and say,

“I have sinned and perverted what was right;

yet I did not get what I deserved.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 16:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 16:8 -

I always let the LORD guide me.[fn]

Because he is at my right hand,

I will not be shaken.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:33

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He makes my feet like the feet of a deer

and sets me securely on the heights.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 21:5

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His glory is great through your victory;

you confer majesty and splendor on him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:19

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You once spoke in a vision to your faithful ones

and said, “I have granted help to a warrior;

I have exalted one chosen[fn] from the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:30

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I have chosen the way of truth;

I have set your ordinances before me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 131:2

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Instead, I have calmed and quieted my soul

like a weaned child with its mother;

my soul is like a weaned child.

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She is more precious than jewels;

nothing you desire can equal her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:11

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“For wisdom is better than jewels,

and nothing desirable can equal it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:4

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Don’t answer a fool according to his foolishness

or you’ll be like him yourself.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:15

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An endless dripping on a rainy day

and a nagging wife are alike;

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 28:25

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When he has leveled its surface,

does he not then scatter black cumin and sow cumin?

He plants wheat in rows and barley in plots,

with spelt as their border.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 38:13

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I thought until the morning:

He will break all my bones like a lion.

By nightfall you make an end of me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 40:25

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“To whom will you compare me,

or who is my equal? ” asks the Holy One.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 46:5

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“To whom will you compare me or make me equal?

Who will you measure me with,

so that we should be like each other?

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 2:13

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What can I say on your behalf?

What can I compare you to, Daughter Jerusalem?

What can I liken you to,

so that I may console you, Virgin Daughter Zion?

For your ruin is as vast as the sea.

Who can heal you?

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 10:1

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Israel is a lush[fn] vine;

it yields fruit for itself.

The more his fruit increased,

the more he increased the altars.

The better his land produced,

the better they made the sacred pillars.

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