שָׁוְא

Word meanings

Senses and individuals

• vanity: vain H7723H · a Meaning of 27
• vanity: false H7723G 26

Strong's dictionary

or שַׁו; from the same as שׁוֹא 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.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Every occurrence

1. Lamentations 2:14 שָׁ֣וְא shav' · A person, place or thing

   Thy prophets have seen for thee false and foolish visions; And they have not uncovered thine iniquity, to bring back thy captivity, But have seen for thee false oracles and causes of banishment.

2. Lamentations 2:14 שָׁ֖וְא shav' · A person, place or thing

   Thy prophets have seen for thee false and foolish visions; And they have not uncovered thine iniquity, to bring back thy captivity, But have seen for thee false oracles and causes of banishment.

American Standard Version (1901). Public domain.