HebrewH7724Proper Noun (Masculine)
שְׁוָא
she.va
“Sheva”
2Occurrences
H7724Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
Sheva, an Israelite
from the same as H7723 (שָׁוְא); false;
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at ; son of: Caleb (H3612H) and Maacah (H4601L); brother of: Sheber (H7669), Tirhanah (H8647) and Shaaph (H8174H); half-brother of: Hur (H2354), Jesher (H3475), Shobab (H7727H), Ardon (H0715), Mareshah@ (H4337), Haran (H2771B), Moza (H4162), Gazez (H1495), Jahdai (H3056) and Achsah (H5915H); father of: Machbenah (H4343) and Gibea (H1388) § Sheva = "Jehovah contends" Judaite, son of Caleb by his concubine Maachah and grandson of Hezron
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology Code
N:N-M-P
Full Description
Proper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
שְׁוָא appears 2 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
1 Chronicles
1
2 Samuel
1
Key Passages
1 Chronicles 2:49BSB
She was also the mother of Shaaph father of Madmannah, and of Sheva father of Machbenah and Gibea. Caleb’s daughter was Acsah.
2 Samuel 20:25BSB
Sheva was the scribe; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;
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