H7723 – shav – שָׁוְא a desolation, emptiness; fig. a falsity

Strong’s ID:
H7723
Hebrew Word:
שָׁוְא
Transliteration:
shâvʼ / shav
Pronunciation:
shawv
Part of Speech:
masculine noun
Etymology:
from the same as in the sense of desolating
Usage Count:
53
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Equip God’s People Hebrew Lexicon

1) a desolation
2) an emptiness
3) figuratively: a falsity

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Strong’s Hebrew Lexicon

or שַׁו° shav, shav; from the same as in the sense of desolating; evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively: idolatry (as false, subjective), uselessness (as deceptive, objective; also adverbially, in vain):—false (-ly), lie, lying, vain, vanity.