שווא

See also: שווה‎ and שב‎

Hebrew
ניקוד

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Aramaic ܫܘܳܝܳܐ‎ (š'waya, literally “even, equal”).

Pronunciation

Noun

שווא \ שְׁוָא • (sh'va) m

  1. The Hebrew diacritical mark shva (◌ְ).
Descendants
References
  • “שוא‎” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language.
Further reading


Etymology 2

Noun

שווא \ שָׁוְא • (shav) m

  1. falsehood, futility
  2. (literary) emptiness, vanity, uselessness, pointlessness
    • Exodus 20:7, with translation of the King James Version:
      ‏לֹא תִשָּׂא אֶת שֵׁם ה׳ אֱלֹהֶיךָ לַשָּׁוְא כִּי לֹא יְנַקֶּה ה׳ אֵת אֲשֶׁר יִשָּׂא אֶת שְׁמוֹ לַשָּׁוְא׃‎‎
      Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
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