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2 Samuel 22:34

“He maketh my feet like hinds’ feet: and setteth me upon my high places.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

שָׁוָהshâvâh · shaw-vaw'
H7737 · Hebrew

Definition: properly, to level, i.e. equalize; figuratively, to resemble; by implication, to adjust (i.e. counterbalance, be suitable, compose, place, yield, etc.)
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: avail, behave, bring forth, compare, countervail, (be, make) equal, lay, be (make, a-) like, make plain, profit, reckon.
Grammar: מְשַׁוֶּ֥ה — verb Piel, active participle, masculine, singular, absolute
Code HVprmsa
Usage: Occurs 21 times in the Hebrew Bible.Esther 3:8 Esther 5:13 Esther 7:4 Job 33:27 Psalms 16:8

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read שָׁוָה here.

Verse 33 Verse 35

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.