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שָׁוָה H7737
H7737 is the Hebrew word שָׁוָה, transliterated shâvâh and said shaw-vaw'. The King James Version most often renders it maketh.
What it means
properly, to level, i.e. equalize; figuratively, to resemble; by implication, to adjust (i.e. counterbalance, be suitable, compose, place, yield, etc.).
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 13 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: avail, behave, bring forth, compare, countervail, (be, make) equal, lay, be (make, a-) like, make plain, profit, reckon.
Verses using שָׁוָה
All 14 verses, quoted in full.
2 Samuel 22:34 · KJV
He maketh my feet like hinds’ feet: and setteth me upon my high places.
Esther 3:8 · KJV
And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from all people; neither keep they the king’s laws: therefore it is not for the king’s profit to suffer them.
Esther 5:13 · KJV
Yet all this availeth me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.
Esther 7:4 · KJV
For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not countervail the king’s damage.
Psalm 16:8 · KJV
I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
Psalm 18:33 · KJV
He maketh my feet like hinds’ feet, and setteth me upon my high places.
Psalm 89:19 · KJV
Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.
Psalm 131:2 · KJV
Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child.
Isaiah 28:25 · KJV
When he hath made plain the face thereof, doth he not cast abroad the fitches, and scatter the cummin, and cast in the principal wheat and the appointed barley and the rie in their place?
Isaiah 38:13 · KJV
I reckoned till morning, that, as a lion, so will he break all my bones: from day even to night wilt thou make an end of me.
Isaiah 40:25 · KJV
To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.
Isaiah 46:5 · KJV
To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like?
Lamentations 2:13 · KJV
What thing shall I take to witness for thee? what thing shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? what shall I equal to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? for thy breach is great like the sea: who can heal thee?
Hosea 10:1 · KJV
Israel is an empty vine, he bringeth forth fruit unto himself: according to the multitude of his fruit he hath increased the altars; according to the goodness of his land they have made goodly images.
Common questions
What does Strong's H7737 mean?
H7737 is the Hebrew word שָׁוָה (shâvâh), meaning properly, to level, i.e. equalize; figuratively, to resemble; by implication, to adjust (i.e. counterbalance, be suitable, compose, place, yield, etc.).
How is H7737 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it maketh (2 times), like (1 time), profit (1 time), yet all this availeth (1 time), could not countervail (1 time), among others.
How many times does H7737 appear in the Bible?
שָׁוָה (shâvâh) is tagged in 14 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H7737 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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