Lexicon
שׁוֹעַ
sho.a
H7772
N:N--L Hebrew

Shoa

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sho.a is a proper name listed among the groups accompanying Babylon and Assyria in Ezekiel 23:23.

The attested use presents sho.a as a proper name within a list of groups associated with Babylon, the Chaldeans, Pekod, Koa, and Assyria in Ezekiel 23:23.

Senses in use

  1. Proper name in a military-political list · dominant

    In Ezekiel 23:23, the form is tagged as a proper noun and occurs in the sequence “Pekod and Shoa and Koa,” followed by “all the sons of Assyria with them.” The APB renders the verse as a list that includes “Shoa” among these named groups.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ezekiel 23:23, the APB retains “Shoa” as a name in a list of groups; It does not further specify the term's contribution.

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