שוא

Hebrew

Noun

שְׁוָא (shva) m

1. a Hebrew niqqud vowel sign represented by two vertical dots ("ְ") underneath a letter

Descendants

• English: schwa
• Finnish: švaa
• German: Schwa
• Polish: szwa

Noun

שוא shaw'

1. emptiness, vanity, falsehood

References

• Gesenius (H7723)