Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H7772 |
|---|---|
| Word: | שׁוַֹע |
| Part of Speech: | name |
| Etymology: | the same as H7771 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | Showa |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ` (sho'-ah) n/p. |
| Meaning: | 1. rich 2. Shoa, an Oriental people |
| KJV Renderings: | Shoa. |
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). —
III. שׁוֺעַ proper name [of a people] Ezek 23:23 usually identified with Assyrian Sutû, Sutî, nomads of Mesop. and (later) east of Tigris, DlPa 234 ff. COTon the passage WklKAT 3. 22 DtHast. DB KOA.
