Lexicon shavah: To level, equalize, resemble, compare, adjust Original Word: שָׁוָה Strong's Exhaustive Concordance avail, behave, bring forth, compare, countervail, be, make equal, lay, A primitive root; properly, to level, i.e. Equalize; figuratively, to resemble; by implication, to adjust (i.e. Counterbalance, be suitable, compose, place, yield, etc.) -- avail, behave, bring forth, compare, countervail, (be, make) equal, lay, be (make, a-)like, make plain, profit, reckon. Brown-Driver-Briggs I. שָׁוָה verb (be even, smooth, see Pi`el, hence) agree with, be like, resemble (Arabic Qal Perfect3masculine singular לִי ׳לֹא שׁ Job 33:27 (si vera lectio) it was not equalled to me, i.e. (see infra; according to most) not requited (so De Di Da, and Isaiah 16:6 ᵑ7); Bu אֵל לֹא שִׁוָּה God did not requite (or שִׁלֵּם for שׁוה); Du לֹא שִׁוָּה כַעֲוֺנִי (compare ᵐ5); Imperfect1singular of ׳י, אֶלמִֿי ֗֗֗ אֶשְׁוֶה Isaiah 40:25 to whom shall I be like ? ("" תְּדַמְּיוּנִי), implying that he is incompare; 3 masculine plural לֹא יִשְׁווּבָֿהּ Proverbs 3:15 are not comparable with her (wisdom), so Proverbs 8:11; 2masculine singular מֶּןתִּֿשְׁוֶהלֿוֺ Proverbs 26:4 lest thou be like him (a fool); Participle שֹׁוֶה בְּ Esther 7:4 is not an equivalent for; with לִ, suitable for Esther 3:8, so Esther 1:22 Hi Or RyKau (reading כֹּל שֹׁוֶה עִמּוֺ for כִּלְשׁוֺן עַמּוֺ, but see Siegf.); adequate for Esther 5:13. Pi`el Perfect3masculine singular שִׁוָּה Isaiah 28:25 he hath levelled its (the ground's) surface; 1 singular שִׁוִּיתִי וְדוֺמַמְתִּי נַפְשִׁי Psalm 131:2 I have smoothed (composed) and stilled my soul; so, that is נַפְשִׁי Isaiah 38:13 ᵑ9 Ges De and others; Houb Lo Che Du and others read שִׁוַּעְתִּי I cried; accusative מִשְׁמָּטִים Psalm 119:30 accounted suitable, meet ("" דֶּרֶךְ אֱמוּנָח בָּחָ֑רְתִּי), Hi, compare Gr Psalm 119:128 (see Qal Esther 3:8); We inserts לְנֶגְדִּי (II. ׳שׁ, compare Psalm 16:8); Zenner Du אִזִּיתִי. Hiph`il make like: Imperfect1singular מָח אַשְׁוֶחלָֿךְ Lamentations 2:13 ("" אֲדַמֶּה); 2 masculine plural לְמִי תְדַמְּיוּנִי וְתַשְׁווּ Isaiah 46:5 (compare Qal Isaiah 40:25). Nithp. (apparently) Perfect3feminine singular נִשְׁתָּ֑וָה (for נִשְׁתְּוָה) Proverbs 27:15 are alike, but read probably Niph`al 3 feminine singular נִשְׁוָ֑תָה Ges§ 75x Toy and others — תשׁוה Job 30:22 Kt see II. שׁוא. II. [שָׁוָה] verb Pi`el set, place (Biblical Aramaic Hithpa. ᵑ7 שְׁוָא Pa`el set, make (often ᵑ7 = שׁום, שׁית); Thes and others below I. ׳שׁ, originally set, place, then set together, compare, < weakened from original make even, right, compare Vulgar Arabic I. [שְׁוָה] verb become like (Biblical Hebrew I. שָׁוָה); — Pa`el Perfect3masculine plural שַׁוִּי Qr (see וְ following; > Pe`îl שְׁוִי Kt, see K§ 47 Beisp. 3, and p. 175) Daniel 5:21, accusative of thing, with עִם. Topical Lexicon Word Origin: A primitive rootCorresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G514 (ἄνισος, anisos): Unequal, uneven Usage: The verb שָׁוָה (shavah) is used in various contexts in the Hebrew Bible, often conveying the idea of making something level or equal, comparing or resembling, and adjusting or setting in order. Context: The Hebrew verb שָׁוָה (shavah) appears in several contexts throughout the Old Testament, illustrating its versatile application. It is often used in a literal sense to describe the act of leveling or making something even, such as in construction or preparing a path. For example, in Isaiah 40:4, the term is used to describe the leveling of mountains and hills to prepare the way for the Lord: "Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill made low; the uneven ground shall become level, and the rugged places a plain." Forms and Transliterations אַשְׁוֶה־ אשוה־ וְאֶשְׁוֶ֑ה וְתַשְׁו֑וּ ואשוה ותשוו יְשַׁוֶּה־ יִֽשְׁווּ־ ישוה־ ישוו־ מְשַׁוֶּ֣ה מְשַׁוֶּ֥ה משוה נִשְׁתָּוָֽה׃ נשתוה׃ שִׁוִּ֣יתִי שִׁוִּ֤יתִי שִׁוִּ֨יתִי ׀ שִׁוִּ֬יתִי שִׁוִּֽיתִי׃ שִׁוָּ֣ה שָׁ֥וָה שֹׁוֶ֖ה שוה שויתי שויתי׃ תְּשַׁוֶּ֥ה תִּשְׁוֶה־ תשוה תשוה־ ’aš·weh- ’ašweh- ashveh mə·šaw·weh məšawweh meshavVeh niš·tā·wāh nishtaVah ništāwāh šā·wāh šāwāh Shavah shivVah shivViti shoVeh šiw·wāh šiw·wî·ṯî šiwwāh šiwwîṯî šō·weh šōweh tə·šaw·weh təšawweh teshavVeh tiš·weh- tishveh tišweh- veeshVeh vetashVu wə’ešweh wə·’eš·weh wə·ṯaš·wū wəṯašwū yə·šaw·weh- yəšawweh- yeshavveh yiš·wū- yishvu yišwū-Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance 2 Samuel 22:34 HEB: מְשַׁוֶּ֥ה [רַגְלָיו כ] NAS: He makes my feet like hinds' KJV: my feet like hinds' INT: makes be able to endure hinds' Esther 3:8 Esther 5:13 Esther 7:4 Job 33:27 Psalm 16:8 Psalm 18:33 Psalm 21:5 Psalm 89:19 Psalm 119:30 Psalm 131:2 Proverbs 3:15 Proverbs 8:11 Proverbs 26:4 Proverbs 27:15 Isaiah 28:25 Isaiah 38:13 Isaiah 40:25 Isaiah 46:5 Lamentations 2:13 Hosea 10:1 21 Occurrences |
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II. make even, flat, uniform (with something else); Aramaic שְׁוָא (derived species) be like, 
be equal, fit, like, Pa`el lay out smoothly, Aph`el make plain, fit, worthy); — 
II. make (Wahrm, compare also BaES 66)); — Perfect1singular שִׁוִּיתִי 
