Strong H77242 sensesשְׁוָא

Sheva

Transliteration
shevâ'
Pronunciation
shev-aw'

Meaning of the name

Sheva = "Jehovah contends"

The 2 senses of Strong H7724

The lexicon tells 2 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H7724 appears in 2 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

  1. Son of Caleb's concubine MaacahH7724G1 verse · 1 Chronicles
  2. David's scribe, also known as Shavsha, Sheva, Sheya, or ShishaH7724H1 verse · 2 Samuel

General definition

From the same as H7723; false;
{Sheva} an Israelite: - Sheva.

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

  • sheva2

First verses

  1. 2 Samuel 20:25
    And Sheva was scribe: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:
  2. 1 Chronicles 2:49
    She bare also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbenah, and the father of Gibea: and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah.