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שְׁוָה H7739

H7739 is the Hebrew word שְׁוָה, transliterated shᵉvâh and said shev-aw'. The King James Version most often renders it made.

Word: שְׁוָהTransliteration: shᵉvâhSaid: shev-aw'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 2 verses

What it means

to resemble.

Where it comes from

(Aramaic); corresponding to H7737 (שָׁוָה).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 2 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

made 2×

Strong's own list of renderings: make like.

Verses using שְׁוָה

All 2 verses, quoted in full.

Daniel 3:29 · KJV

Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that can deliver after this sort.

Daniel 5:21 · KJV

And he was driven from the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses: they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the most high God ruled in the kingdom of men, and that he appointeth over it whomsoever he will.

Common questions

What does Strong's H7739 mean?

H7739 is the Hebrew word שְׁוָה (shᵉvâh), meaning to resemble.

How is H7739 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it made (2 times).

How many times does H7739 appear in the Bible?

שְׁוָה (shᵉvâh) is tagged in 2 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H7739 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: (Aramaic); corresponding to H7737 (שָׁוָה).

Nearby entries

H7736 · שׁוּד — properly, to swell up, i.e. figuratively…H7737 · שָׁוָה — properly, to level, i.e. equalize…H7738 · שָׁוָה — to destroy H7740 · שָׁוֵה — Shaveh, a place in Palestine H7741 · שָׁוֵה קִרְיָתַיִם — Shaveh-Kirjathajim, a place East of the Jordan H7742 · שׂוּחַ — to muse pensively

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