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Psalms 16:8
“I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
שָׁוָהshâvâh · shaw-vaw'
H7737 · Hebrew
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
- שִׁוִּ֬יתִי — verb Piel, perfect, 1st person, common, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 21 times in the Hebrew Bible.2 Samuel 22:34Esther 3:8Esther 5:13Esther 7:4Job 33:27
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.
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.