Where does “לשווא” come from?

לשווא (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew לְ־, from Hebrew הָאָרֶץ.

לשווא (Hebrew): in vain

Definitions

  1. in vain

Ancestry of “לשווא”, step by step

לשווא traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew לְ־

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewלְ־to, for; to, for, of
2Hebrewהָאָרֶץ—

via Hebrew הַ־

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewהַ־the; he who

via Hebrew שָׁוְא

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewשָׁוְא—
Every word from Hebrew הָאָרֶץ →Every word from Hebrew לְ־ →