שָׁוָה (šāwâ) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning be even. It appears
21 times
in 8 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H7737).
Also rendered
set
be like
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2343)
Range of meaning (TWOT 2343)noise; set, place; to destroy, level, equalize, resemble, adjust; avail, behave, bring forth, compare, countervail, equal, lay, be like, make plain, profit, reckon
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
תְּשֻׁאָהnoun, feminine: noise
noise (properly of devastation, storm)
שָׁוָהverb: set, place
Piel set, place
Strong's H7738שָׁוָה: to destroy KJV:× substance (from the margin).
Strong's H7737שָׁוָה: properly, to level, i.e. equalize; figuratively, to resemble; by implication, to adjust (i.e. counterbalance, be suitable, compose, place, yield, etc.) KJV:avail, behave, bring forth, compare, countervail, (be, make) equal, lay, be (make, a-) like, make plain, profit, reckon.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.