שָׁוָה (sha.vah) means “be like” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: shaw-vaw' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
שָׁוָה · sha.vah · be like
1) to agree with, be or become like, level, resemble 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be like 1a2) equivalent (participle) 1a3) to set, place 1a4) setting (participle) 1b) (Piel) to level, smooth, still 1c) (Hiphil) to make like 1d) (Nithpael) to be alike Aramaic equivalent: she.vah (שְׁוָה "be like" H7739A)
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שָׁוָה · sha.vah · to set
(Piel) to set, place Aramaic equivalent: she.vah (שְׁוָה "be set" H7739B)
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a primitive root; properly, to level, i.e. equalize; figuratively, to resemble; by implication, to adjust (i.e. counterbalance, be suitable, compose, place, yield, etc.)
KJV glosses: avail, behave, bring forth, compare, countervail, (be, make) equal, lay, be (make, a-) like, make plain, profit, reckon.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| compares | 2 |
| he makes | 2 |
| i have set | 2 |
| are alike | 1 |
| best interest | 1 |
| can i liken you | 1 |
| get what i deserved | 1 |
| he has leveled | 1 |
| i composed myself | 1 |
| i have bestowed | 1 |
| i have stilled | 1 |
| in the storm | 1 |
| or count me equal | 1 |
| or who is my equal | 1 |
| satisfies | 1 |
| will be like him | 1 |
| would justify | 1 |
| yielding | 1 |
| you bestow | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| are not to be compared | 2 |
| he maketh | 2 |
| and it profited | 1 |
| are alike | 1 |
| could not countervail | 1 |
| equal | 1 |
| hast thou laid | 1 |
| have i laid | 1 |
| he bringeth forth | 1 |
| i have laid | 1 |
| i have set | 1 |
| i reckoned | 1 |
| lest thou also be like | 1 |
| like | 1 |
| me or shall i be equal | 1 |
| profit | 1 |
| surely i have behaved | 1 |
| what shall i equal | 1 |
| when he hath made plain | 1 |
| yet all this availeth | 1 |
Page 1 of 1. 21 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights.
Read word by wordThen Haman informed King Xerxes, “There is a certain people scattered and dispersed among the peoples of every province of your kingdom. Their laws are different from everyone else’s, and they do not obey the king’s laws. So it is not in the king’s best interest to tolerate them.
Read word by wordYet none of this satisfies me as long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.”
Read word by wordFor my people and I have been sold out to destruction, death, and annihilation. If we had merely been sold as menservants and maidservants, I would have remained silent, because no such distress would justify burdening the king.”
Read word by wordThen he sings before men with these words: ‘I have sinned and perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved.
Read word by wordI have set the LORD always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
Read word by wordHe makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 18.34
Great is his glory in Your salvation; You bestow on him splendor and majesty.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 21.6
You once spoke in a vision; to Your godly ones You said, “I have bestowed help on a warrior; I have exalted one chosen from the people.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 89.20
I have chosen the way of truth; I have set Your ordinances before me.
Read word by wordSurely I have stilled and quieted my soul; like a weaned child with his mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me.
Read word by wordShe is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire compares with her.
Read word by wordFor wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire compares with her.
Read word by wordDo not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him.
Read word by wordA constant dripping on a rainy day and a contentious woman are alike—
Read word by wordWhen he has leveled its surface, does he not sow caraway and scatter cumin? He plants wheat in rows and barley in plots, and rye within its border.
Read word by wordI composed myself until the morning. Like a lion He breaks all my bones; from day until night You make an end of me.
Read word by word“To whom will you liken Me, or who is My equal?” asks the Holy One.
Read word by wordTo whom will you liken Me or count Me equal? To whom will you compare Me, that we should be alike?
Read word by wordWhat can I say for you? To what can I compare you, O Daughter of Jerusalem? To what can I liken you, that I may console you, O Virgin Daughter of Zion? For your wound is as deep as the sea. Who can ever heal you?
Read word by wordIsrael was a luxuriant vine, yielding fruit for himself. The more his fruit increased, the more he increased the altars. The better his land produced, the better he made the sacred pillars.
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