7770. Shuwa'
Strong's Lexicon
Shuwa': Shua

Original Word: שׁוּעַ
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Shuwa`
Pronunciation: shoo'-ah
Phonetic Spelling: (shoo'-ah)
Definition: Shua
Meaning: Shua

Word Origin: Derived from the root שָׁוַע (shava'), meaning "to cry out" or "to call for help."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for the Hebrew name Shuwa' in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper noun specific to Hebrew genealogies.

Usage: The name Shuwa' is used in the Hebrew Bible as a proper noun, specifically as a personal name. It is associated with individuals in genealogical records, indicating its use as a family or clan name.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, names often carried significant meanings and were sometimes reflective of personal characteristics, familial heritage, or divine encounters. The root of Shuwa', meaning "to cry out," suggests a possible connection to a plea for divine intervention or assistance, which was a common practice in the ancient Near East. The name Shuwa' appears in genealogical contexts, which were crucial for maintaining tribal and familial identities in Israelite society.

Brown-Driver-Briggs
I. שׁוּעַ proper name, masculine father of Judah's wife, ᵐ5 Σαυα, Genesis 38:2 and (after construct בַּת) Genesis 38:12; 1 Chronicles 2:3; see בַּתשֿׁוּע above, and compare on meaning (אֲבִי)שׁוּעַ p. 4, (אֱלִי)שׁוּעַ p. 1 Chronicles 4:6.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Shua, Shuah

The same as shuwa'; Shua, a Canaanite -- Shua, Shuah.

see HEBREW shuwa'

Forms and Transliterations
שׁ֑וּעַ שׁ֣וּעַ שוע Shua
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Englishman's Concordance
Genesis 38:2
HEB: כְּנַעֲנִ֖י וּשְׁמ֣וֹ שׁ֑וּעַ וַיִּקָּחֶ֖הָ וַיָּבֹ֥א
NAS: whose name was Shua; and he took
KJV: whose name [was] Shuah; and he took her,
INT: Canaanite name was Shua took her and went

Genesis 38:12
HEB: וַתָּ֖מָת בַּת־ שׁ֣וּעַ אֵֽשֶׁת־ יְהוּדָ֑ה
NAS: time Shua's daughter,
KJV: the daughter of Shuah Judah's
INT: died daughter Shua's the wife of Judah

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7770
2 Occurrences


šū·a‘ — 2 Occ.















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