What does שֵׁמַע · שָׁוְא mean in the Bible?
שֵׁמַע · שָׁוְא is a Hebrew phrase meaning "false report, empty rumor".
Hebrew · H8088, H7723
שֵׁמַע שָׁוְא
Something heard , i.e. a sound , rumor , announcement ; abstractly, audience · evil (as destructive ), literally ( ruin ) or morally (especially guile ); figuratively idolatry (as false, subjective), uselessness (as deceptive, objective; also adverbially, in vain )
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שֵׁמַע H8088 something heard , i.e. a sound , rumor , announcement ; abstractly, audience
Pronunciation šēmaʿ
Information received through hearing—rumor, report, or divine proclamation—carries authority and demands response.
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שָׁוְא H7723 evil (as destructive ), literally ( ruin ) or morally (especially guile ); figuratively idolatry (as false, subjective), uselessness (as deceptive, objective; also adverbially, in vain )
What does שֵׁמַע שָׁוְא (shema shav) mean in the Bible?
שֵׁמַע · שָׁוְא is a Hebrew phrase meaning "false report, empty rumor".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8088, H7723?
H8088, H7723 is connected to 72 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. false report, empty rumor
Strong's H8088, H7723
Lexical occurrences 72 verses Source Gloss
false report, empty rumor
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שֵׁמַע שָׁוְא is built from this root:
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MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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