Hebrew word study

שָׁוָהshâvâh — properly, to level, i.e. equalize

Pronounced “shaw-vaw'”

properly, to level, i.e. equalize; figuratively, to resemble; by implication, to adjust (i.e. counterbalance, be suitable, compose, place, yield, etc.)

Translated in the King James as: avail, behave, bring forth, compare, countervail, (be, make) equal, lay, be (make, a-) like, make plain, profit, reckon.

Appears 22 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

2 Samuel — 1×
2 Sam 22:34
Esther — 3×
Esther 3:8Esther 5:13Esther 7:4
Job — 2×
Job 30:22Job 33:27
Psalms — 6×
Psalms 16:8Psalms 18:33Psalms 21:5Psalms 89:19Psalms 119:30Psalms 131:2
Proverbs — 4×
Proverbs 3:15Proverbs 8:11Proverbs 26:4Proverbs 27:15
Isaiah — 4×
Isaiah 28:25Isaiah 38:13Isaiah 40:25Isaiah 46:5
Lamentations — 1×
Lam 2:13
Hosea — 1×
Hosea 10:1

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