H7724 H7724
Sheva (personal name, Calebite or David's scribe)
This personal name appears in two contexts: a Calebite in the genealogies of Judah (1 Chronicles 2:49) and, according to some manuscripts, David's secretary or scribe (2 Samuel 20:25). The second reference shows textual variation between Hebrew manuscripts regarding the exact spelling. The name may mean 'emptiness' or 'vanity' if understood from its verbal root, though as a proper name its original significance may have been different or symbolic. In both cases, the name identifies specific individuals within important Israelite families and administrative roles.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A personal name appearing in Judah's genealogy in 1 Chronicles 2:49, identifying a Calebite descendant. The name is rendered phonetically across languages (Seva in Spanish, with German offering 'Nichtigkeit'/vanity as a possible meaning). While the name's form suggests connection to the Hebrew word for 'emptiness' or 'vanity,' as a personal name it simply identifies this individual within the Calebite clan. The Septuagint variations show some textual uncertainty about the exact spelling. 1×
AR["شَوا"]·ben["শবা"]·DE["Nichtigkeit"]·EN["Sheva"]·FR["[שוא]"]·heb["שוא"]·HI["शवा"]·ID["Syewa"]·IT["[שוא]"]·jav["Séwa"]·KO["솔와"]·PT["Sheva"]·RU["отца"]·ES["Seva"]·SW["Sheva"]·TR["Şeva'yı"]·urd["شوا"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† שְׁוָא n.pr.m. 1. Calebite 1 Ch 2:49, Σαου, Σουε. 2. secretary, David’s time 2 S 20:25 Qr (Kt שׁיא), Ιησους, A Ισους, 𝔊L Σουσα (v. שְׂרָיָה(וּ) 1).