Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H7771 |
|---|---|
| Word: | שׁוַֹע |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | from H7768 in the original sense of freedom |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | showa |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ` (sho'-ah) adj. |
| Meaning: | 1. a noble, i.e. liberal, opulent 2. (as noun in the derived sense) a hallo, a call out |
| KJV Renderings: | bountiful, crying, rich. |
Strong's is an index and starting point, not the final meaning of a word. Do not build doctrine from a gloss, root, or number. Test meaning by sentence, grammar, authorial usage, context, and the passage argument.
I. שׁוֺעַ adjective (free), independent, noble (in station) (according to most from second. √ שׁוע = ישׁע in sense of Arabic [untranscribed source text 2351] (compare תְּשׁוּעָה below); but actual existence of such a √ not proven; Thes allows שׁוֺעַ = יְשׁוֺעַ) — noble, of rank (and, by implication, of character) Isa 32:5 (|| נָדִיב opposed to כִּילַי), Job 34:19 (Di and others rich , but || שָׂרִים opposed to דַּל). —
II. שׁוֺעַ noun [masculine] cry, perhaps war-cry, or cry for help in war Isa 22:5. — I. שׁוֺעֵ see ישׁע .
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
