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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
Dictionary Aids

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.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
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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 53 times in 48 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:1 - “You shall not bear H5375 a false H7723 report; H8088 do not join H7896 your hand H3027 with a wicked H7563 man H7563 to be a malicious H2555 witness. H5707

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:11 - ‘You shall not take H5375 the name H8034 of the LORD H3068 your God H430 in vain, H7723 for the LORD H3068 will not [fn]leave H5352 him unpunished H5352 who H834 takes H5375 His name H8034 in vain. H7723

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:20 - ‘You shall not bear H6030 false H7723 witness H5707 against your neighbor. H7453

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:3 - So H3651 am I allotted H5157 months H3391 of vanity, H7723
And nights H3915 of trouble H5999 are appointed H4487 me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:11 - “For He knows H3045 false H7723 men, H4962
And He sees H7200 iniquity H205 [fn]without H3808 investigating. H995

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:31 - “Let him not trust H539 in emptiness, H7723 deceiving H8582 himself;
For emptiness H7723 will be his [fn]reward. H8545

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:5 - “If H518 I have walked H1980 with falsehood, H7723
And my foot H7272 has hastened H2363 after H5921 deceit, H4820

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 35:13 - “Surely H389 God H410 will not listen H8085 to [fn]an empty H7723 cry,
Nor H3808 will the Almighty H7706 regard H7789 it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 12:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 12:2 - They speak H1696 [fn]falsehood H7723 to one H376 another; H7453
With flattering H2513 [fn]lips H8193 and with a double H3820 heart H3820 they speak. H1696

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 24:4 - He who has clean H5355 hands H3709 and a pure H1249 heart, H3824
Who H834 has not lifted H5375 up his soul H5315 [fn]to falsehood H7723
And has not sworn H7650 deceitfully. H4820

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 26:4 - I do not sit H3427 with [fn]deceitful H7723 men, H4962
Nor H3808 will I go H935 with [fn]pretenders. H5956

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:6 - I hate H8130 those who regard H8104 [fn]vain H7723 idols, H1892
But I trust H982 in the LORD. H3068

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 41:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 41:6 - And [fn]when H518 he comes H935 to see H7200 me, he speaks H1696 [fn]falsehood; H7723
His heart H3820 gathers H6908 wickedness H205 to itself;
When he goes H3318 outside, H2351 he tells H1696 it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 60:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 60:11 - O give H3051 us help H5833 against H4480 the adversary, H6862
For deliverance H8668 [fn]by man H120 is in vain. H7723

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:47

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:47 - Remember H2142 [fn]what H4100 my span H2465 of life H2465 is;
For what H4100 vanity H7723 [fn]You have created H1254 all H3605 the sons H1121 of men! H120

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 108:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 108:12 - Oh give H3051 us help H5833 against H4480 the adversary, H6862
For deliverance H8668 [fn]by man H120 is in vain. H7723

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:37

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:37 - Turn H5674 away H5674 my eyes H5869 from looking H7200 at vanity, H7723
And revive H2421 me in Your ways. H1870

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 127:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 127:1 - A Song of Ascents, of Solomon.
Unless H518 H3808 the LORD H3068 builds H1129 the house, H1004
They labor H5998 in vain H7723 who build H1129 it;
Unless H518 H3808 the LORD H3068 guards H8104 the city, H5892
The watchman H8104 keeps H8245 awake H8245 in vain. H7723

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 127:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 127:2 - It is vain H7723 for you to rise H6965 up early, H7925
To [fn]retire H3427 late, H309
To eat H398 the bread H3899 of [fn]painful H6089 labors; H6089
For He gives H5414 to His beloved H3039 even in his sleep. H8142

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:20 - For they speak H559 [fn]against You wickedly, H4209
And Your enemies H6145 [fn]take H5375 Your name in vain. H7723

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 144:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 144:8 - Whose H834 mouths H6310 speak H1696 deceit, H7723
And whose right H3225 hand H3225 is a right H3225 hand H3225 of falsehood. H8267

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 144:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 144:11 - Rescue H6475 me and deliver H5337 me out of the hand H3027 of aliens, H1121 H5236
Whose H834 mouth H6310 speaks H1696 deceit H7723
And whose right H3225 hand H3225 is a right H3225 hand H3225 of falsehood. H8267

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:8 - Keep H7368 deception H7723 and [fn]lies H3577 far H7368 from me,
Give H5414 me neither H408 poverty H7389 nor H408 riches; H6239
Feed H2963 me with the food H3899 that is my portion, H2706

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:13 - “Bring H935 your worthless H7723 offerings H4503 no H3808 longer, H3254
Incense H7004 is an abomination H8441 to Me.
New H2320 moon H2320 and sabbath, H7676 the calling H7121 of assemblies H4744—
I cannot H3201 H3808 endure H3201 iniquity H205 and the solemn H6116 assembly. H6116

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:18 - Woe H1945 to those who drag H4900 iniquity H5771 with the cords H2256 of [fn]falsehood, H7723
And sin H2403 as if with cart H5699 ropes; H5688

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:28

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:28 - His breath H7307 is like an overflowing H7857 torrent, H5158
Which reaches H2673 to the neck, H6677
To shake H5130 the nations H1471 back H5130 and forth H1234 in a [fn]sieve, H5299
And to put in the jaws H3895 of the peoples H5971 the bridle H7448 which [fn]leads H8582 to ruin. H8582

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:4 - No H369 one H369 sues H7121 righteously H6664 and no H369 one H369 pleads H8199 [fn]honestly. H530
They trust H982 in confusion H8414 and speak H1696 lies; H7723
They conceive H2029 mischief H5999 and bring H3205 forth H3205 iniquity. H205

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:30 - “In vain H7723 I have struck H5221 your sons; H1121
They accepted H3947 no H3808 chastening. H4148
Your sword H2719 has devoured H398 your prophets H5030
Like a destroying H7843 lion. H738

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:30 - And you, O desolate H7703 one, what H4100 will you do? H6213
Although H3588 you dress H3847 in scarlet, H8144
Although H3588 you decorate H5710 yourself with ornaments H5716 of gold, H2091
Although H3588 you enlarge H7167 your eyes H5869 with paint, H6320
In vain H7723 you make H3302 yourself beautiful. H3302
Your [fn]lovers H5689 despise H3988 you;
They seek H1245 your life. H5315

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:29 - The bellows H4647 blow H2787 fiercely, H2787
The lead H5777 is consumed H8552 by the fire; H800
In vain H7723 the refining H6884 goes H6884 on,
But the wicked H7451 are not [fn]separated. H5423

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:15 - ‘For My people H5971 have forgotten H7911 Me,
They burn H6999 incense H6999 [fn]to worthless H7723 gods
And they [fn]have stumbled H3782 [fn]from their ways, H1870
[fn]From the ancient H5769 paths, H7635
To walk H1980 in bypaths, H5410
Not on a highway, H1870 H5549

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:11 - Go H5927 up to Gilead H1568 and obtain H3947 balm, H6875
O virgin H1330 daughter H1323 of Egypt! H4714
In vain H7723 have you multiplied H7235 [fn]remedies; H7499
There H369 is no H369 healing H8585 for you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:14 - Your prophets H5030 have seen H2372 for you
False H7723 and foolish H8602 visions;
And they have not exposed H1540 your iniquity H5771
So as to restore H7725 you from captivity, H7622
But they have seen H2372 for you false H7723 and misleading H4065 [fn]oracles. H4065

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:24 - “For there will no H3808 longer H5750 be any H3605 [fn]false H7723 vision H2377 or flattering H2509 divination H4738 within H8432 the house H1004 of Israel. H3478

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:6 - “They see H2372 [fn]falsehood H7723 and lying H3577 divination H7081 who are saying, H559 ‘The LORD H3068 declares,’ H5002 when the LORD H3068 has not sent H7971 them; yet they hope H3176 for the fulfillment H6965 of their word. H1697

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:7 - “Did you not see H7200 a false H7723 vision H4236 and speak H559 a lying H3577 divination H4738 when you said, H559 ‘The LORD H3068 declares,’ H5002 but it is not I who have spoken?”’” H1696

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:8 - Therefore, H3651 thus H3541 says H559 the Lord H136 GOD, H3068 “Because H3282 you have spoken H1696 [fn]falsehood H7723 and seen H2372 a lie, H3577 therefore H3651 behold, H2009 I am against H413 you,” declares H5002 the Lord H136 GOD. H3068

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:9 - “So My hand H3027 will be against H413 the prophets H5030 who see H7200 false H7723 visions H7723 and utter H7080 lying H3577 divinations. H7080 They will [fn]have H1961 no H3808 place H1961 in the council H5475 of My people, H5971 nor H3808 will they be written H3789 down H3789 in the register H3791 of the house H1004 of Israel, H3478 nor H3808 will they enter H935 the land H127 of Israel, H3478 [fn]that you may know H3045 that I am the Lord H136 GOD. H3068

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:23 - therefore, H3651 you women will no H3808 longer H5750 see H7200 [fn]false H7723 visions H7723 or practice H7080 divination, H7081 and I will deliver H5337 My people H5971 out of your hand. H3027 Thus you will know H3045 that I am the LORD.” H3068

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:23 - “And it will be to them like a false H7723 divination H7080 in their eyes; H5869 they have sworn solemn H7650 oaths. H7621 But he brings H2142 iniquity H5771 to remembrance, H2142 that they may be seized. H8610

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:29 - while they see H2372 for you false H7723 visions, H7723 while they divine H7080 lies H3577 for you—to place H5414 you on the necks H6677 of the wicked H7563 who H2491 are slain, H2491 whose H834 day H3117 has come, H935 in the time H6256 of the [fn]punishment H5771 of the end. H7093

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:28 - “Her prophets H5030 have smeared H2902 whitewash H8602 for them, seeing H2372 false H7723 visions H7723 and divining H7080 lies H3577 for them, saying, H559 ‘Thus H3541 says H559 the Lord H136 GOD,’ H3068 when the LORD H3068 has not spoken. H1696

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 10:4 - They speak H1696 mere words, H1697
[fn]With worthless H7723 oaths H422 they make H3772 covenants; H1285
And judgment H4941 sprouts H6524 like poisonous H7219 weeds H7219 in the furrows H8525 of the field. H7704

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 12:11 - Is there iniquity H205 in Gilead? H1568
Surely H389 they are worthless. H7723
In Gilgal H1537 they sacrifice H2076 bulls, H7794
Yes, H1571 their altars H4196 are like the stone H1530 heaps H1530
Beside H5921 the furrows H8525 of the field. H7704

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Unchecked Copy BoxJon 2:8 - “Those who regard H8104 [fn]vain H7723 idols H1892
Forsake H5800 their faithfulness, H2617

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 10:2 - For the teraphim H8655 speak H1696 [fn]iniquity, H205
And the diviners H7080 see H2372 [fn]lying H8267 visions H8267
And tell H1696 false H7723 dreams; H2472
They comfort H5162 in vain. H7723
Therefore H5921 H3651 the people [fn]wander H5265 like H3644 sheep, H6629
They are afflicted, H6031 because H3588 there H369 is no H369 shepherd. H7462

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Unchecked Copy BoxMal 3:14 - “You have said, H559 ‘It is vain H7723 to serve H5647 God; H430 and what H4100 profit H1215 is it that we have kept H8104 His charge, H4931 and that we have walked H1980 in mourning H6941 before H4480 H6440 the LORD H3068 of hosts? H6635
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