HEBREW

שָׁוְא H7723

shâvᵉʼ · pronounced shawv

Definition

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

Derivation

or שַׁו; from the same as H7722 (שׁוֹא) in the sense of desolating;

King James Version Usage

false(-ly), lie, lying, vain, vanity.