What does שָׁוָה mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H7737
שָׁוָה
Properly, to level , i.e. equalize ; figuratively, to resemble ; by implication, to adjust (i.e. counterbalance, be suitable, compose, place, yield, etc.)
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שָׁוָה H7737
What does שָׁוָה mean in the Bible?
שָׁוָה is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, to level , i.e. equalize ; figuratively, to resemble ; by implication, to adjust (i.e. counterbalance, be suitable, compose, place, yield, etc.)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7737?
The BSB source-word alignment has 22 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include compares (2), He makes (2), I have set (2), are alike (1), best interest (1).
Where does שָׁוָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Samuel 22:34. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (6), Isaiah (4), Proverbs (4), Esther (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It compares 2× Proverbs 3:15, Proverbs 8:11
He makes 2× 2 Samuel 22:34, Psalms 18:33
I have set 2× Psalms 16:8, Psalms 119:30
are alike 1× Proverbs 27:15
best interest 1× Esther 3:8
can I liken you 1× Lamentations 2:13
get what I deserved 1× Job 33:27
he has leveled 1× Isaiah 28:25
I composed myself 1× Isaiah 38:13
I have bestowed 1× Psalms 89:19
I have stilled 1× Psalms 131:2
in the storm 1× Job 30:22
or count Me equal 1× Isaiah 46:5
or who is My equal 1× Isaiah 40:25
satisfies 1× Esther 5:13
will be like him 1× Proverbs 26:4
would justify 1× Esther 7:4
yielding 1× Hosea 10:1
You bestow 1× Psalms 21:5
Show sample aligned rows
2 Samuel 22:34 מְשַׁוֶּ֥ה to He makes Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular Esther 3:8 שֹׁוֶ֖ה to best interest Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Esther 5:13 שֹׁוֶ֖ה to satisfies Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Esther 7:4 שֹׁוֶ֖ה to would justify Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Job 30:22 תְּשֻׁוֶּה׃ to in the storm Noun - feminine singular Job 33:27 שָׁ֥וָה to get what I deserved Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Psalms 16:8 שִׁוִּ֬יתִי to I have set Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular Psalms 18:33 מְשַׁוֶּ֣ה to He makes Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular Psalms 21:5 תְּשַׁוֶּ֥ה to You bestow Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Psalms 89:19 שִׁוִּ֣יתִי to I have bestowed Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Samuel 22:34
Aligned rows 22
Books represented 8
2 Samuel 1 Esther 3 Job 2 Psalms 6 Proverbs 4 Isaiah 4 Lamentations 1 Hosea 1
Source forms
שֹׁוֶ֖ה 3x šō·weh Esther 3:8, Esther 5:13, Esther 7:4
יִֽשְׁווּ־ 2x yiš·wū- Proverbs 3:15, Proverbs 8:11
אַשְׁוֶה־ 1x ’aš·weh- Lamentations 2:13
וְאֶשְׁוֶ֑ה 1x wə·’eš·weh Isaiah 40:25
וְתַשְׁו֑וּ 1x wə·ṯaš·wū Isaiah 46:5
יְשַׁוֶּה־ 1x yə·šaw·weh- Hosea 10:1
מְשַׁוֶּ֥ה 1x mə·šaw·weh 2 Samuel 22:34
מְשַׁוֶּ֣ה 1x mə·šaw·weh Psalms 18:33
Parsing patterns
Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular 5x Psalms 16:8, Psalms 89:19, Psalms 119:30, Psalms 131:2
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular 3x Esther 3:8, Esther 5:13, Esther 7:4
Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular 2x 2 Samuel 22:34, Psalms 18:33
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural 2x Proverbs 3:15, Proverbs 8:11
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine plural 1x Isaiah 46:5
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular 1x Isaiah 40:25
Noun - feminine singular 1x Job 30:22
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular 1x Lamentations 2:13
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. properly, to level , i.e. equalize ; figuratively, to resemble ; by implication, to adjust (i.e. counterbalance, be suitable, compose, place, yield, etc.)
Source Gloss
properly, to level , i.e. equalize ; figuratively, to resemble ; by implication, to adjust (i.e. counterbalance, be suitable, compose, place, yield, etc.)
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 4 Aligned forms 19
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 10×
Perfect Isa 38:13 · Ps 16:8 · Ps 89:20 · Ps 119:30 · Ps 131:2 · Isa 28:25 6×
Participle active 2Sam 22:34 · Ps 18:34 2×
Imperfect Hos 10:1 · Ps 21:6 2×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 7×
Participle active Esth 3:8 · Esth 5:13 · Esth 7:4 3×
Imperfect Prov 3:15 · Prov 8:11 · Prov 26:4 3×
Perfect Job 33:27 1×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 1×
Imperfect Lam 2:13 1×
Afel 1×
Perfect Prov 27:15 1×
Word Origins
שָׁוָה is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain