Lexicon :: Strong's H7723 - šāv'

שָׁוְא

Transliteration

šāv'

Pronunciation

shawv

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 Info

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).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

emptiness, vanity, falsehood
1. emptiness, nothingness, vanity
2. emptiness of speech, lying
3. worthlessness (of conduct)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

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 (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 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 Dr^{Job, Psalt. 464}.

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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

Concordance Results Shown Using the KJV

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

Exo 20:7

Exo 20:7 - Thou shalt not take^H5375 the name^H8034 of the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 in vain;^H7723 for the LORD^H3068 will not hold him guiltless^H5352 that taketh^H5375 his name^H8034 in vain.^H7723

Exo 23:1

Exo 23:1 - Thou shalt not raise^H5375 a false^H7723 report:^H8088 put^H7896 not thine hand^H3027 with the wicked^H7563 to be an unrighteous^H2555 witness.^H5707

Deu 5:11

Deu 5:11 - Thou shalt not take^H5375 the name^H8034 of the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 in vain:^H7723 for the LORD^H3068 will not hold him guiltless^H5352 that taketh^H5375 his name^H8034 in vain.^H7723

Deu 5:20

Deu 5:20 - Neither shalt thou bear^H6030 false^H7723 witness^H5707 against thy neighbour.^H7453

Job 7:3

Job 7:3 - So am I made to possess^H5157 months^H3391 of vanity,^H7723 and wearisome^H5999 nights^H3915 are appointed^H4487 to me.

Job 11:11

Job 11:11 - For he knoweth^H3045 vain^H7723 men:^H4962 he seeth^H7200 wickedness^H205 also; will he not then consider^H995 it?

Job 15:31

Job 15:31 - Let not him that is deceived^H8582 trust^H539 in vanity:^H7723 for vanity^H7723 shall be his recompence.^H8545

Job 31:5

Job 31:5 - If I have walked^H1980 with vanity,^H7723 or if my foot^H7272 hath hasted^H2363 to deceit;^H4820

Job 35:13

Job 35:13 - Surely God^H410 will not hear^H8085 vanity,^H7723 neither will the Almighty^H7706 regard^H7789 it.

Psa 12:2

Psa 12:2 - They speak^H1696 vanity^H7723 every one^H376 with his neighbour:^H7453 with flattering^H2513 lips^H8193 and with a double^H3820 heart^H3820 do they speak.^H1696

Psa 24:4

Psa 24:4 - He that hath clean^H5355 hands,^H3709 and a pure^H1249 heart;^H3824 who hath not lifted up^H5375 his soul^H5315 unto vanity,^H7723 nor sworn^H7650 deceitfully.^H4820

Psa 26:4

Psa 26:4 - I have not sat^H3427 with vain^H7723 persons,^H4962 neither will I go in^H935 with dissemblers.^H5956

Psa 31:6

Psa 31:6 - I have hated^H8130 them that regard^H8104 lying^H7723 vanities:^H1892 but I trust^H982 in the LORD.^H3068

Psa 41:6

Psa 41:6 - And if he come^H935 to see^H7200 me, he speaketh^H1696 vanity:^H7723 his heart^H3820 gathereth^H6908 iniquity^H205 to itself; when he goeth^H3318 abroad,^H2351 he telleth^H1696 it.

Psa 60:11

Psa 60:11 - Give^H3051 us help^H5833 from trouble:^H6862 for vain^H7723 is the help^H8668 of man.^H120

Psa 89:47

Psa 89:47 - Remember^H2142 how short^H2465 my time is: wherefore hast thou made^H1254 all men^H1121^H120 in vain?^H7723

Psa 108:12

Psa 108:12 - Give^H3051 us help^H5833 from trouble:^H6862 for vain^H7723 is the help^H8668 of man.^H120

Psa 119:37

Psa 119:37 - Turn away^H5674 mine eyes^H5869 from beholding^H7200 vanity;^H7723 and quicken^H2421 thou me in thy way.^H1870

Psa 127:1

Psa 127:1 - [[A Song^H7892 of degrees^H4609 for Solomon.]]^H8010 Except the LORD^H3068 build^H1129 the house,^H1004 they labour^H5998 in vain^H7723 that build^H1129 it: except the LORD^H3068 keep^H8104 the city,^H5892 the watchman^H8104 waketh^H8245 but in vain.^H7723

Psa 127:2

Psa 127:2 - It is vain^H7723 for you to rise up^H6965 early,^H7925 to sit up^H3427 late,^H309 to eat^H398 the bread^H3899 of sorrows:^H6089 for so he giveth^H5414 his beloved^H3039 sleep.^H8142

Psa 139:20

Psa 139:20 - For they speak^H559 against thee wickedly,^H4209 and thine enemies^H6145 take^H5375 thy name in vain.^H7723

Psa 144:8

Psa 144:8 - Whose mouth^H6310 speaketh^H1696 vanity,^H7723 and their right hand^H3225 is a right hand^H3225 of falsehood.^H8267

Psa 144:11

Psa 144:11 - Rid^H6475 me, and deliver^H5337 me from the hand^H3027 of strange^H5236 children,^H1121 whose mouth^H6310 speaketh^H1696 vanity,^H7723 and their right hand^H3225 is a right hand^H3225 of falsehood:^H8267

Pro 30:8

Pro 30:8 - Remove far^H7368 from me vanity^H7723 and lies:^H1697^H3577 give^H5414 me neither poverty^H7389 nor riches;^H6239 feed^H2963 me with food^H3899 convenient^H2706 for me:

Isa 1:13

Isa 1:13 - Bring^H935 no more^H3254 vain^H7723 oblations;^H4503 incense^H7004 is an abomination^H8441 unto me; the new moons^H2320 and sabbaths,^H7676 the calling^H7121 of assemblies,^H4744 I cannot away with;^H3201 it is iniquity,^H205 even the solemn meeting.^H6116

Isa 5:18

Isa 5:18 - Woe^H1945 unto them that draw^H4900 iniquity^H5771 with cords^H2256 of vanity,^H7723 and sin^H2403 as it were with a cart^H5699 rope:^H5688

Isa 30:28

Isa 30:28 - And his breath,^H7307 as an overflowing^H7857 stream,^H5158 shall reach to the midst^H2673 of the neck,^H6677 to sift^H5130 the nations^H1471 with the sieve^H5299 of vanity:^H7723 and there shall be a bridle^H7448 in the jaws^H3895 of the people,^H5971 causing them to err.^H8582

Isa 59:4

Isa 59:4 - None calleth^H7121 for justice,^H6664 nor any pleadeth^H8199 for truth:^H530 they trust^H982 in vanity,^H8414 and speak^H1696 lies;^H7723 they conceive^H2029 mischief,^H5999 and bring forth^H3205 iniquity.^H205

Jer 2:30

Jer 2:30 - In vain^H7723 have I smitten^H5221 your children;^H1121 they received^H3947 no correction:^H4148 your own sword^H2719 hath devoured^H398 your prophets,^H5030 like a destroying^H7843 lion.^H738

Jer 4:30

Jer 4:30 - And when thou art spoiled,^H7703 what wilt thou do?^H6213 Though thou clothest^H3847 thyself with crimson,^H8144 though thou deckest^H5710 thee with ornaments^H5716 of gold,^H2091 though thou rentest^H7167 thy face^H5869 with painting,^H6320 in vain^H7723 shalt thou make thyself fair;^H3302 thy lovers^H5689 will despise^H3988 thee, they will seek^H1245 thy life.^H5315

Jer 6:29

Jer 6:29 - The bellows^H4647 are burned,^H2787 the lead^H5777 is consumed^H8552 of the fire;^H800^H784 the founder^H6884 melteth^H6884 in vain:^H7723 for the wicked^H7451 are not plucked away.^H5423

Jer 18:15

Jer 18:15 - Because my people^H5971 hath forgotten^H7911 me, they have burned incense^H6999 to vanity,^H7723 and they have caused them to stumble^H3782 in their ways^H1870 from the ancient^H5769 paths,^H7635^H7635 to walk^H3212 in paths,^H5410 in a way^H1870 not cast up;^H5549

Jer 46:11

Jer 46:11 - Go up^H5927 into Gilead,^H1568 and take^H3947 balm,^H6875 O virgin,^H1330 the daughter^H1323 of Egypt:^H4714 in vain^H7723 shalt thou use many^H7235 medicines;^H7499 for thou shalt not be cured.^H8585

Lam 2:14

Lam 2:14 - Thy prophets^H5030 have seen^H2372 vain^H7723 and foolish things^H8602 for thee: and they have not discovered^H1540 thine iniquity,^H5771 to turn away^H7725 thy captivity;^H7622^H7622 but have seen^H2372 for thee false^H7723 burdens^H4864 and causes of banishment.^H4065

Eze 12:24

Eze 12:24 - For there shall be no more any vain^H7723 vision^H2377 nor flattering^H2509 divination^H4738 within^H8432 the house^H1004 of Israel.^H3478

Eze 13:6

Eze 13:6 - They have seen^H2372 vanity^H7723 and lying^H3577 divination,^H7081 saying,^H559 The LORD^H3068 saith:^H5002 and the LORD^H3068 hath not sent^H7971 them: and they have made others to hope^H3176 that they would confirm^H6965 the word.^H1697

Eze 13:7

Eze 13:7 - Have ye not seen^H2372 a vain^H7723 vision,^H4236 and have ye not spoken^H1696 a lying^H3577 divination,^H4738 whereas ye say,^H559 The LORD^H3068 saith^H5002 it; albeit I have not spoken?^H559

Eze 13:8

Eze 13:8 - Therefore thus saith^H559 the Lord^H136 GOD;^H3069 Because ye have spoken^H1696 vanity,^H7723 and seen^H2372 lies,^H3577 therefore, behold, I am against you, saith^H5002 the Lord^H136 GOD.^H3069

Eze 13:9

Eze 13:9 - And mine hand^H3027 shall be upon the prophets^H5030 that see^H2374 vanity,^H7723 and that divine^H7080 lies:^H3577 they shall not be in the assembly^H5475 of my people,^H5971 neither shall they be written^H3789 in the writing^H3791 of the house^H1004 of Israel,^H3478 neither shall they enter^H935 into the land^H127 of Israel;^H3478 and ye shall know^H3045 that I am the Lord^H136 GOD.^H3069

Eze 13:23

Eze 13:23 - Therefore ye shall see^H2372 no more vanity,^H7723 nor divine^H7080 divinations:^H7081 for I will deliver^H5337 my people^H5971 out of your hand:^H3027 and ye shall know^H3045 that I am the LORD.^H3068

Eze 21:23

Eze 21:23 - And it shall be unto them as a false^H7723 divination^H7080 in their sight,^H5869 to them that have sworn^H7650 oaths:^H7621 but he will call to remembrance^H2142 the iniquity,^H5771 that they may be taken.^H8610

Eze 21:29

Eze 21:29 - Whiles they see^H2372 vanity^H7723 unto thee, whiles they divine^H7080 a lie^H3577 unto thee, to bring^H5414 thee upon the necks^H6677 of them that are slain,^H2491 of the wicked,^H7563 whose day^H3117 is come,^H935 when^H6256 their iniquity^H5771 shall have an end.^H7093

Eze 22:28

Eze 22:28 - And her prophets^H5030 have daubed^H2902 them with untempered^H8602 morter, seeing^H2374 vanity,^H7723 and divining^H7080 lies^H3577 unto them, saying,^H559 Thus saith^H559 the Lord^H136 GOD,^H3069 when the LORD^H3068 hath not spoken.^H1696

Hos 10:4

Hos 10:4 - They have spoken^H1696 words,^H1697 swearing^H422 falsely^H7723 in making^H3772 a covenant:^H1285 thus judgment^H4941 springeth up^H6524 as hemlock^H7219 in the furrows^H8525 of the field.^H7704

Hos 12:11

Hos 12:11 - Is there iniquity^H205 in Gilead?^H1568 surely they are vanity:^H7723 they sacrifice^H2076 bullocks^H7794 in Gilgal;^H1537 yea, their altars^H4196 are as heaps^H1530 in the furrows^H8525 of the fields.^H7704

Jon 2:8

Jon 2:8 - They that observe^H8104 lying^H7723 vanities^H1892 forsake^H5800 their own mercy.^H2617

Zec 10:2

Zec 10:2 - For the idols^H8655 have spoken^H1696 vanity,^H205 and the diviners^H7080 have seen^H2372 a lie,^H8267 and have told^H1696 false^H7723 dreams;^H2472 they comfort^H5162 in vain:^H1892 therefore they went^H5265 their way as a flock,^H6629 they were troubled,^H6031 because there was no shepherd.^H7462

Mal 3:14

Mal 3:14 - Ye have said,^H559 It is vain^H7723 to serve^H5647 God:^H430 and what profit^H1215 is it that we have kept^H8104 his ordinance,^H4931 and that we have walked^H1980 mournfully^H6941 before^H6440 the LORD^H3068 of hosts?^H6635

Lexicon :: Strong's H7723 - šāv'

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