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Lexicon :: Strong's H7723 - šāv'

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שָׁוְא
Transliteration
šāv'
Pronunciation
shawv
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From the same as שׁוֹא (H7722) in the sense of desolating
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TWOT Reference: 2338a

Strong’s Definitions

שָׁוְא shâvᵉʼ, shawv; or שַׁו shav; from the same as H7722 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.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 53x

The KJV translates Strong's H7723 in the following manner: vain (22x), vanity (22x), false (5x), lying (2x), falsely (1x), lies (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 53x
The KJV translates Strong's H7723 in the following manner: vain (22x), vanity (22x), false (5x), lying (2x), falsely (1x), lies (1x).

  1. emptiness, vanity, falsehood

    1. emptiness, nothingness, vanity

    2. emptiness of speech, lying

    3. worthlessness (of conduct)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׁוְא shâvᵉʼ, shawv; or שַׁו shav; from the same as H7722 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.
STRONGS H7723: Abbreviations
† שָׁוְא noun [masculine] emptiness, vanity; — שׁ׳ absolute Exodus 23:1 + 51 times, שָׁו Job 15:31 (Kt); —
1. emptiness, nothingness, vanity: תְּשׁוּעַת אָרָם שׁ׳ Psalm 60:13 vain (is) man's deliverance, = Psalm 108:13; לָכֶם שׁ׳ Psalm 127:2 it is vain (useless) for you; Psalm 89:48 for (עַל) what nothingness hast thou created man ? compare יַרְחֵי שׁ׳ Job 7:3; הַבְלֵי שׁ׳ Psalm 31:7 (idols) = Jonah 2:9, compare Jeremiah 18:15 + Hosea 5:11 Greek Version of the LXX (for צָו); מִנְחַת שׁ׳ Isaiah 1:13 of ineffective offering to י׳; נשׂא לַשּׁ׳ (לֹא) Exodus 20:7 (twice in verse) take up name of God in vain (to no good purpose) = Deuteronomy 5:11 (twice in verse), compare Psalm 24:4; Psalm 139:20 [MT lifted up in vain are thy foes, but read שְׁמֶ֑ךָ for עָרֶיךָ, compare נשׂא 1b (7); others. עָלֶיךָ, see II. עָר]; היה שׁ׳ Hosea 12:12 become nothing (We עשׂה שׁ׳, and so 3); ראה שׁ׳ Psalm 119:37; adverb לַשּׁ׳ in vain Jeremiah 2:30; Jeremiah 4:30; Jeremiah 6:29; Jeremiah 46:11; שׁ׳ Psalm 127:1 (twice in verse); Malachi 3:14.
2. emptiness of speech, || lying, שׁ׳ וּדְבַר כָּזָב Proverbs 30:8; דבּר שׁ׳ Psalm 12:3; Psalm 41:7; Psalm 144:8; Psalm 144:11; Isaiah 59:4; Ezekiel 13:8; אָלוֺת שׁ׳ Hosea 10:4 + Hosea 12:2 Greek Version of the LXX We and others (for שֹׁד); הָלַךְ עִםשֿׁ׳ Job 31:5 (|| מִרְמָה); עֵד שׁ׳ Deuteronomy 5:17 (= עֵד שָֽׁקֶר Exodus 20:16); compare שֵׁמַע שׁ׳ Exodus 23:1 (E); of false (empty) prophecy חֲזוֺן שׁ׳ Ezekiel 12:24, חָזוּ שׁ׳ Lamentations 2:14; see also Ezekiel 13:6, 7, 9, 23; Ezekiel 21:34; Ezekiel 22:28; Job 35:13 (or empty complaining, below 1); קסם שׁ׳ Ezekiel 21:28; חֲלֹמוֺת הַשּׁ׳ Zechariah 10:2.
3. of conduct, worthlessness (Buhl below 1, 2); מְרתי שׁ׳ worthless men Psalm 26:4; Job 11:11; worthless motives (in figurative) חַבְלֵי הַשּׁ׳ Isaiah 5:18; נָפַת שׁ׳ Isaiah 30:28 (i.e. sifting out the worthless; al. sieve of (bringing) disappointment); play on meanings in Job 15:31 (twice in verse), compare DrJob, Psalt. 464.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

20:7; 20:16; 23:1; 23:1

Deuteronomy

5:11; 5:17

Job

7:3; 11:11; 15:31; 15:31; 31:5; 35:13

Psalms

12:3; 24:4; 26:4; 31:7; 41:7; 89:48; 108:13; 119:37; 127:1; 127:2; 139:20; 144:8; 144:11

Proverbs

30:8

Isaiah

1:13; 5:18; 30:28; 59:4

Jeremiah

2:30; 4:30; 6:29; 18:15; 46:11

Lamentations

2:14

Ezekiel

12:24; 13:6; 13:7; 13:8; 13:9; 13:23; 21:28; 22:28

Hosea

5:11; 10:4; 12:2; 12:12

Jonah

2:9

Zechariah

10:2

Malachi

3:14

H7723

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Strong's Number H7723 matches the Hebrew שָׁוְא (šāv'),
which occurs 54 times in 48 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 20:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 20:7 - "You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold guiltless anyone who takes his name in vain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 23:1

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:1 - "You must not give a false report. Do not make common cause with the wicked to be a malicious witness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:11 - You must not make use of the name of the LORD your God for worthless purposes, for the LORD will not exonerate anyone who abuses his name that way.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 5:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:20 - You must not offer false testimony against another.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:3 - thus I have been made to inherit months of futility, and nights of sorrow have been appointed to me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 11:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:11 - For he knows deceitful men; when he sees evil, will he not consider it?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:31 - Let him not trust in what is worthless, deceiving himself; for worthlessness will be his reward.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:5 - If I have walked in falsehood, and if my foot has hastened to deceit -

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 35:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 35:13 - Surely it is an empty cry - God does not hear it; the Almighty does not take notice of it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 12:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 12:2 - People lie to one another; they flatter and deceive.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 24:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 24:4 - The one whose deeds are blameless and whose motives are pure, who does not lie, or make promises with no intention of keeping them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 26:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 26:4 - I do not associate with deceitful men, or consort with those who are dishonest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:6 - I hate those who serve worthless idols, but I trust in the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 41:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 41:6 - When someone comes to visit, he pretends to be friendly; he thinks of ways to defame me, and when he leaves he slanders me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 60:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 60:11 - Give us help against the enemy, for any help men might offer is futile.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:47

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:47 - Take note of my brief lifespan! Why do you make all people so mortal?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 108:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 108:12 - Give us help against the enemy, for any help men might offer is futile.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:37

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:37 - Turn my eyes away from what is worthless! Revive me with your word!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 127:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 127:1 - If the LORD does not build a house, then those who build it work in vain. If the LORD does not guard a city, then the watchman stands guard in vain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 127:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 127:2 - It is vain for you to rise early, come home late, and work so hard for your food. Yes, he can provide for those whom he loves even when they sleep.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 139:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:20 - They rebel against you and act deceitfully; your enemies lie.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 144:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 144:8 - who speak lies, and make false promises.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 144:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 144:11 - Grab me and rescue me from the power of foreigners, who speak lies, and make false promises.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:8 - Remove falsehood and lies far from me; do not give me poverty or riches, feed me with my allotted portion of bread,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:13 - Do not bring any more meaningless offerings; I consider your incense detestable! You observe new moon festivals, Sabbaths, and convocations, but I cannot tolerate sin-stained celebrations!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:18 - Those who pull evil along using cords of emptiness are as good as dead, who pull sin as with cart ropes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:28

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:28 - His battle cry overwhelms like a flooding river that reaches one's neck. He shakes the nations in a sieve that isolates the chaff; he puts a bit into the mouth of the nations and leads them to destruction.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 59:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:4 - No one is concerned about justice; no one sets forth his case truthfully. They depend on false words and tell lies; they conceive of oppression and give birth to sin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 2:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:30 - "It did no good for me to punish your people. They did not respond to such correction. You slaughtered your prophets like a voracious lion."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 4:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:30 - And you, Zion, city doomed to destruction, you accomplish nothing by wearing a beautiful dress, decking yourself out in jewels of gold, and putting on eye shadow! You are making yourself beautiful for nothing. Your lovers spurn you. They want to kill you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:29 - The fiery bellows of judgment burn fiercely. But there is too much dross to be removed. The process of refining them has proved useless. The wicked have not been purged.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 18:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:15 - Yet my people have forgotten me and offered sacrifices to worthless idols! This makes them stumble along in the way they live and leave the old reliable path of their fathers. They have left them to walk in bypaths, in roads that are not smooth and level.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 46:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:11 - Go up to Gilead and get medicinal ointment, you dear poor people of Egypt. But it will prove useless no matter how much medicine you use; there will be no healing for you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:14 - Your prophets saw visions for you that were worthless lies. They failed to expose your sin so as to restore your fortunes. They saw oracles for you that were worthless lies. ס (Samek)

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 12:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:24 - For there will no longer be any false visions or flattering omens amidst the house of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 13:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:6 - They see delusion and their omens are a lie. They say, "the LORD declares," though the LORD has not sent them; yet they expect their word to be confirmed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 13:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:7 - Have you not seen a false vision and announced a lying omen when you say, "the LORD declares," although I myself never spoke?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 13:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:8 - "'Therefore, this is what the sovereign LORD says: Because you have spoken false words and forecast delusion, look, I am against you, declares the sovereign LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 13:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:9 - My hand will be against the prophets who see delusion and announce lying omens. They will not be included in the council of my people, nor be written in the registry of the house of Israel, nor enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the sovereign LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 13:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:23 - Therefore you will no longer see false visions and practice divination. I will rescue my people from your power, and you will know that I am the LORD.'"

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:23 - But those in Jerusalem will view it as a false omen. They have sworn solemn oaths, but the king of Babylon will accuse them of violations in order to seize them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:29

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:29 - while seeing false visions for you and reading lying omens for you - to place that sword on the necks of the profane wicked, whose day has come, the time of final punishment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 22:28

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:28 - Her prophets coat their messages with whitewash. They see false visions and announce lying omens for them, saying, 'This is what the sovereign LORD says,' when the LORD has not spoken.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 10:4

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 10:4 - They utter empty words, taking false oaths and making empty agreements. Therefore legal disputes sprout up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of a plowed field.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 12:11

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 12:11 - Is there idolatry in Gilead? Certainly its inhabitants will come to nothing! Do they sacrifice bulls in Gilgal? Surely their altars will be like stones heaped up on a plowed field!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 2:8 - Those who worship worthless idols forfeit the mercy that could be theirs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 10:2 - For the household gods have spoken wickedness, the soothsayers have seen a lie, and as for the dreamers, they have disclosed emptiness and give comfort in vain. Therefore the people set out like sheep and become scattered because they have no shepherd.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 3:14 - You have said, 'It is useless to serve God. How have we been helped by keeping his requirements and going about like mourners before the LORD who rules over all?
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