† I. שָׁוָה verb (
be even, smooth, see
Pi., hence)
agree with, be like, resemble (Arabic
II.
make even, flat, uniform (with something else); Aramaic
שְׁוָא (derived species)
be like,
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 ); Bu
אֵל לֹא שִׁוָּה God did not requite (or
שִׁלֵּם for
שׁוה); Du
לֹא שִׁוָּה כַעֲוֺנִי (compare
);
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 Ry
Kau (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 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.
שְׁוָא Pa.
set, make (often
=
שׁום,
שׁית); Thes and others below I.
שׁ׳, originally
set, place, then
set together, compare, < weakened from original
make even, right, compare Vulgar Arabic
II.
make (Wahrm, compare also Ba
ES 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
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.
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