Strongs Number: H7723
| Hebrew Word: | שָׁוְא |
| Transliteration: | shâvᵉʼ |
| Phonetic: | shawv |
| Part of Speech: | Noun Masculine |
| Strongs Definition: | evil (as {destructive }) literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolatry (as {false} subjectively): uselessness (as {deceptive} objectively; also adverbially in vain) |
| BDB Definition: |
1. emptiness, vanity, falsehood a. emptiness, nothingness, vanity b. emptiness of speech, lying c. worthlessness (of conduct) |
| Origin: | From the same as H7722 in the sense of desolating |
| Bible Usage: | false ({-ly}) {lie} {lying} {vain} vanity. |