שְׁוָה
she.vah
H7739A
A:V
Hebrew
be like
2
Occurrences
1
Books
Hebrew
Language
she.vah describes being made like something else, here a man's heart being made like that of beasts.
The attested use describes a likeness imposed on a man: in Daniel 5:21, his heart is made like that of the beasts.
Senses in use
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Being made like another · dominant
In Daniel 5:21, the two supplied forms are Qal passive perfect masculine plural forms within the report of a man driven from humans; the APB renders the clause, "his heart was made like that of the beasts." This shows likeness in the specific comparison of his heart with that of beasts.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Daniel 5:21, the APB presents the comparison as "his heart was made like that of the beasts." This wording confirms the clause's comparison without isolating each form's English equivalent.