Strong's Number H7723

שָׁוְא

shav' · shawv

Transliteration:

shav'{shawv}or shav{shav} (also written shav@')

Word Origin:

from the same as 7722 in the sense of desolating

TWOT:

2338a

Part of Speech:

noun masculine

Strong's Definition:

evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolatry (as false, subjective), uselessness (as deceptive, objective; also adverbially, in vain)

Usage in the KJV:

vain 22, vanity 22, false 5, lying 2, falsely 1, lies 1

Total: 53
Occurs 53 times in the Hebrew text.

Definition:

emptiness, vanity, falsehood
1. emptiness, nothingness, vanity
2. emptiness of speech, lying
3. worthlessness (of conduct)