שָׁוְא (shâvᵉʼ) — False
Hebrew word study: שָׁוְא (shâvᵉʼ), Strong's H7723. evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolatry (as false, subjective), uselessness (as decepti
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolatry (as false, subjective), uselessness (as deceptive, objective; also adverbially, in vain)
KJV translation words: false(-ly), lie, lying, vain, vanity.
Strong's H7723 is tagged on 52 words in 47 verses across 13 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Exodus 20:7 and last appears in Malachi 3:14.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 47)
- Exodus 20:7 — לַשָּׁוְא — for the emptiness
- Exodus 23:1 — שָׁוְא — falsehood
- Deuteronomy 5:11 — לַשָּׁוְא — for the emptiness
- Deuteronomy 5:20 — שָׁוְא ס — falsehood
- Job 7:3 — שָׁוְא — worthlessness
- Job 11:11 — שָׁוְא — falsehood
- Job 15:31 — בַּשָּׁיו — in the worthlessness
- Job 31:5 — שָׁוְא — falsehood
- Job 35:13 — שָׁוְא — emptiness
- Psalms 12:2 — שָׁוְא — falsehood
- Psalms 24:4 — לַשָּׁוְא — to the falsehood
- Psalms 26:4 — שָׁוְא — falsehood
- Psalms 31:6 — שָׁוְא — falsehood
- Psalms 41:6 — שָׁוְא — falsehood
- Psalms 60:11 — וְשָׁוְא — and is worthlessness
- Psalms 89:47 — שָּׁוְא — emptiness
- Psalms 119:37 — שָׁוְא — worthlessness
- Psalms 127:1 — שָׁוְא — vanity
- Psalms 127:2 — שָׁוְא — vanity
- Psalms 139:20 — לַשָּׁוְא — to the falsehood
- Psalms 144:8 — שָׁוְא — falsehood
- Psalms 144:11 — שָׁוְא — falsehood
- Proverbs 30:8 — שָׁוְא — deceitfulness
- Isaiah 1:13 — שָׁוְא — worthlessness
- Isaiah 5:18 — הַשָּׁוְא — the emptiness
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Related entries
Named in this entry's derivation: H7722 שׁוֹא (shôwʼ).
Entries whose derivation names this word: H7724 שְׁוָא (Shᵉvâʼ).
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Frequently asked questions
What does shâvᵉʼ (H7723) mean?
Evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolatry (as false, subjective), uselessness (as deceptive, objective; also adverbially, in vain).
How is H7723 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H7723 as: false(-ly), lie, lying, vain, vanity..
How often does שָׁוְא (shâvᵉʼ) appear?
Strong's H7723 is tagged on 52 words in 47 verses across 13 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Exodus 20:7 and last appears in Malachi 3:14.
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