שווא
Hebrew
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Etymology 1
Borrowed from Aramaic ܫܘܳܝܳܐ (š'waya, literally “even, equal”).
Noun
שווא \ שְׁוָא • (sh'va) m
- The Hebrew diacritical mark shva (◌ְ).
Descendants
- English: schwa
References
- “שוא” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language.
Further reading
Etymology 2
Noun
שווא \ שָׁוְא • (shav) m
- falsehood, futility
- (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.
- Exodus 20:7, with translation of the King James Version:
References
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