Word Study · Strong's H7723

שָׁוְא

shâvᵉʼ

“evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile)”

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Strong's Dictionary (1890, public domain)

Definition

evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolatry (as false, subjective), uselessness (as deceptive, objective; also adverbially, in vain) KJV usage: false(-ly), lie, lying, vain, vanity.

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The ledger of occurrences

Exodus 3 Deuteronomy 3 Job 6 Psalms 15 Proverbs 1 Isaiah 4 Jeremiah 5 Lamentations 2 Ezekiel 9 Hosea 2 Jonah 1 Zechariah 1 Malachi 1

Exodus3 occurrences

Thou shalt not take the name of Jehovah thy God in vain; for Jehovah will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

Exodus 20:7ASV

The first tagged occurrence in Exodus.

Exodus 20:7לַשָּׁ֑וְאla.Shav' — for <the> emptinessHRd/Ncmsa Exodus 20:7לַשָּֽׁוְא׃ פla.Shav' — for <the> emptinessHRd/Ncmsa Exodus 23:1שָׁ֑וְאShav' — falsehoodHNcmsa

Deuteronomy3 occurrences

Thou shalt not take the name of Jehovah thy God in vain: for Jehovah will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

Deuteronomy 5:11ASV

The first tagged occurrence in Deuteronomy.

Deuteronomy 5:11לַשָּׁ֑וְאla.Shav' — for <the> emptinessHRd/Ncmsa Deuteronomy 5:11לַשָּֽׁוְא׃ סla.Shav' — for <the> emptinessHRd/Ncmsa Deuteronomy 5:20שָֽׁוְא׃ סShav' — falsehoodHNcmsa

Job6 occurrences

So am I made to possess months of misery, And wearisome nights are appointed to me.

Job 7:3ASV

The first tagged occurrence in Job.

Job 7:3שָׁ֑וְאShav' — worthlessnessHNcmsa Job 11:11שָׁ֑וְאShav' — falsehoodHNcmsa Job 15:31בַּשָּׁ֣יוba.shov — in <the> worthlessnessHRd/Ncmsa Job 15:31שָׁ֝֗וְאShav' — worthlessnessHNcmsa Job 31:5שָׁ֑וְאShav' — falsehoodHNcmsa Job 35:13שָׁ֭וְאSha.v' — emptinessHNcmsa

Psalms15 occurrences

They speak falsehood every one with his neighbor: With flattering lip, and with a double heart, do they speak.

Psalms 12:2ASV

The first tagged occurrence in Psalms.

Psalms 12:2שָׁ֤וְא׀shav' — falsehoodHNcmsa Psalms 24:4לַשָּׁ֣וְאla.Shav' — to <the> falsehoodHRd/Ncmsa Psalms 26:4שָׁ֑וְאShav' — falsehoodHNcmsa Psalms 31:6שָׁ֑וְאShav' — falsehoodHNcmsa Psalms 41:6שָׁ֤וְאshav' — falsehoodHNcmsa Psalms 60:11וְ֝שָׁ֗וְאve.Shav' — and [is] worthlessnessHC/Ncmsa Psalms 89:47שָּׁ֝֗וְאShav' — emptinessHNcmsa Psalms 108:12וְ֝שָׁ֗וְאve.Shav' — and [is] worthlessnessHC/Ncmsa Psalms 119:37שָׁ֑וְאShav' — worthlessnessHNcmsa Psalms 127:1שָׁ֤וְא׀shav' — vanityHNcmsa Psalms 127:1שָׁ֤וְא׀shav' — vanityHNcmsa Psalms 127:2שָׁ֤וְאshav' — vanityHNcmsa Psalms 139:20לַשָּׁ֣וְאla.Shav' — to <the> falsehoodHRd/Ncmsa Psalms 144:8שָׁ֑וְאShav' — falsehoodHNcmsa Psalms 144:11שָׁ֑וְאShav' — falsehoodHNcmsa

Proverbs1 occurrence

Remove far from me falsehood and lies; Give me neither poverty nor riches; Feed me with the food that is needful for me:

Proverbs 30:8ASV

The first tagged occurrence in Proverbs.

Proverbs 30:8שָׁ֤וְא׀shav' — deceitfulnessHNcmsa

Isaiah4 occurrences

Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; new moon and sabbath, the calling of assemblies,—I cannot away with iniquity and the solemn meeting.

Isaiah 1:13ASV

The first tagged occurrence in Isaiah.

Isaiah 1:13שָׁ֔וְאShav' — worthlessnessHNcmsa Isaiah 5:18הַשָּׁ֑וְאha.Shav' — <the> emptinessHTd/Ncmsa Isaiah 30:28שָׁ֑וְאShav' — worthlessnessHNcmsa Isaiah 59:4שָׁ֔וְאShav' — worthlessnessHNcmsa

Jeremiah5 occurrences

In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.

Jeremiah 2:30ASV

The first tagged occurrence in Jeremiah.

Jeremiah 2:30לַשָּׁוְא֙la.shaV' — for <the> vanityHRd/Ncmsa Jeremiah 4:30לַשָּׁ֖וְאla.Shav' — for <the> vanityHRd/Ncmsa Jeremiah 6:29לַשָּׁוְא֙la.shaV' — for <the> vanityHRd/Ncmsa Jeremiah 18:15לַשָּׁ֣וְאla.Shav' — to <the> falsehoodHRd/Ncmsa Jeremiah 46:11לַשָּׁוְא֙la.shaV' — for <the> vanityHRd/Ncmsa

Lamentations2 occurrences

Thy prophets have seen for thee false and foolish visions; And they have not uncovered thine iniquity, to bring back thy captivity, But have seen for thee false oracles and causes of banishment.

Lamentations 2:14ASV

The first tagged occurrence in Lamentations.

Lamentations 2:14שָׁ֖וְאshav' — worthlessnessHNcmsa Lamentations 2:14שָׁ֣וְאshav' — worthlessnessHNcmsa

Ezekiel9 occurrences

For there shall be no more any false vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel.

Ezekiel 12:24ASV

The first tagged occurrence in Ezekiel.

Ezekiel 12:24שָׁ֖וְאshav' — worthlessnessHNcmsa Ezekiel 13:6שָׁוְא֙shaV' — worthlessnessHNcmsa Ezekiel 13:7שָׁוְא֙shaV' — worthlessnessHNcmsa Ezekiel 13:8שָׁ֔וְאShav' — worthlessnessHNcmsa Ezekiel 13:9שָׁוְא֮shaV' — worthlessnessHNcmsa Ezekiel 13:23שָׁ֚וְאShav.' — worthlessnessHNcmsa Ezekiel 21:23שָׁוְא֙shaV' — falsehoodHNcmsa Ezekiel 21:29שָׁ֔וְאShav' — falsehoodHNcmsa Ezekiel 22:28שָׁ֔וְאShav' — falsehoodHNcmsa

Hosea2 occurrences

They speakvainwords, swearing falsely in making covenants: therefore judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.

Hosea 10:4ASV

The first tagged occurrence in Hosea.

Hosea 10:4שָׁ֖וְאshav' — falsehoodHNcmsa Hosea 12:11שָׁ֣וְאshav' — worthlessnessHNcmsa

Jonah1 occurrence

They that regard lying vanities Forsake their own mercy.

Jonah 2:8ASV

The first tagged occurrence in Jonah.

Jonah 2:8שָׁ֑וְאShav' — nothingnessHNcmsa

Zechariah1 occurrence

For the teraphim have spoken vanity, and the diviners have seen a lie; and they have told false dreams, they comfort in vain: therefore they go their way like sheep, they are afflicted, because there is no shepherd.

Zechariah 10:2ASV

The first tagged occurrence in Zechariah.

Zechariah 10:2הַשָּׁ֣ואha.Sha.v' — <the> worthlessnessHTd/Ncmsa

Malachi1 occurrence

Malachi 3:14שָׁ֖וְאshav' — [is] futilityHNcmsa

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