So (שוא) means altitude in Hebrew.
It can also mean mount up. It is an adverb, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
altitude, mount up
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for So.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1הנשאות לגובה
אַתָּה מוֹשֵׁל, בְּגֵאוּת הַיָּם; בְּשׂוֹא גַלָּיו, אַתָּה תְשַׁבְּחֵם
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word So is an adverb.
- Written with vowel points
- שׂוֹא
- Written without vowel points
- שוא
- Said
- so
- Root
- נ־ש־א
- Gematria
- 307
This is how So is said in other languages.
- English
- altitude, mount up
These words mean nearly the same as So.
- רום
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of So.
- שפל
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word So comes from the root נ־ש־א, like these words.
This is where the word So comes from.
מופיע במקרא, יחידאי.
These words come before and after So in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word So.
What does So (שוא) mean in Hebrew?
So (שוא) means altitude and mount up. It is said so, with the stress on so.
What is a synonym for So (שוא)?
Words that mean nearly the same as So (שוא) are רום.
What is the opposite of So (שוא)?
Words that mean the opposite of So (שוא) are שפל.
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.