Shav (שָׁוְא) means false in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
false
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shav.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקראשקרי, שאינו אמת, שאינו קיים, אחיזת עיניים.
שָׁוְא וּדְבַר-כָּזָב הַרְחֵק מִמֶּנִּי; רֵאשׁ וָעֹשֶׁר אַל-תִּתֶּן-לִי; הַטְרִיפֵנִי לֶחֶם חֻקִּי.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Shav is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שָׁוְא
- Written without vowel points
- שווא
- Said
- shav
- Gematria
- 313
This is how Shav is said in other languages.
- English
- false
These words mean nearly the same as Shav.
- שקר
- כזב
- אחיזת עינייםdeception
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These words mean the opposite of Shav.
- אמת
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These words rhyme with Shav.
The word Shav is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אזעקת שוא
- חזיון שוא
- מצג שוא
- שבועת שוא
- תלונת שוא
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These words come before and after Shav in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shav.
What does Shav (שָׁוְא) mean in Hebrew?
Shav (שָׁוְא) means false. It is said shav, with the stress on shav.
What is a synonym for Shav (שָׁוְא)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shav (שָׁוְא) are שקר, כזב, and אחיזת עיניים.
What is the opposite of Shav (שָׁוְא)?
Words that mean the opposite of Shav (שָׁוְא) are אמת.
What rhymes with Shav (שָׁוְא)?
Words that rhyme with Shav (שָׁוְא) include רב, חלב, מצב, כוכב, קו, and אב.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שוא of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.