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שוא

שווא

See also: שווה and שב

Hebrew

ניקוד

Noun

שווא \ שְׁוָא (sh'va) m

  1. The Hebrew diacritical mark shva (◌ְ ).
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References
  • שוא” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language.
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Etymology 2

Noun

שווא \ שָׁוְא (shav) m

  1. falsehood, futility
  2. (literary) emptiness, vanity, uselessness, pointlessness
    • Exodus 20:7, with translation of the King James Version:
      לֹא תִשָּׂא אֶת שֵׁם ה׳ אֱלֹהֶיךָ לַשָּׁוְא כִּי לֹא יְנַקֶּה ה׳ אֵת אֲשֶׁר יִשָּׂא אֶת שְׁמוֹ לַשָּׁוְא׃
      Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
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