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;
Read it in context & ask Abram about this wordWhere it appears
2 Samuel — 1×
Esther — 3×
Lamentations — 1×
Hosea — 1×
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