What does רָוָה mean in the Bible?
רָוָה is a Hebrew word meaning "to slake the thirst (occasionally of other appetites)".
Hebrew · H7301
רָוָה
To slake the thirst (occasionally of other appetites)
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רָוָה H7301
What does רָוָה mean in the Bible?
רָוָה is a Hebrew word meaning "to slake the thirst (occasionally of other appetites)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7301?
The BSB source-word alignment has 14 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and he who refreshes others (1), has drunk its fill (1), He has intoxicated me (1), I drench (1), I will fill (1).
Where does רָוָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Psalms 36:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (5), Jeremiah (3), Proverbs (3), Psalms (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It and he who refreshes others 1× Proverbs 11:25
has drunk its fill 1× Isaiah 34:5
He has intoxicated me 1× Lamentations 3:15
I drench 1× Isaiah 16:9
I will fill 1× Jeremiah 31:14
I will refresh 1× Jeremiah 31:25
let us take our fill 1× Proverbs 7:18
satisfied Me 1× Isaiah 43:24
satisfy you 1× Proverbs 5:19
They feast on 1× Psalms 36:8
until it is quenched 1× Jeremiah 46:10
watering 1× Isaiah 55:10
will be drenched 1× Isaiah 34:7
You soak 1× Psalms 65:10
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Psalms 36:8 יִ֭רְוְיֻן to They feast on Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun Psalms 65:10 רַ֭וֵּה to You soak Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute Proverbs 5:19 יְרַוֻּ֣ךָ to satisfy you Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | second person masculine singular Proverbs 7:18 נִרְוֶ֣ה to let us take our fill Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural Proverbs 11:25 וּ֝מַרְוֶ֗ה to and he who refreshes others Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Isaiah 16:9 אֲרַיָּ֙וֶךְ֙ to I drench Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular | second person feminine singular Isaiah 34:5 רִוְּתָ֥ה to has drunk its fill Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singular Isaiah 34:7 וְרִוְּתָ֤ה to will be drenched Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular Isaiah 43:24 הִרְוִיתָ֑נִי to satisfied Me Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular Isaiah 55:10 הִרְוָ֣ה to watering Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Psalms 36:8
Aligned rows 14
Books represented 5
Psalms 2 Proverbs 3 Isaiah 5 Jeremiah 3 Lamentations 1
Source forms
אֲרַיָּ֙וֶךְ֙ 1x ’ă·ray·yā·weḵ Isaiah 16:9
הִרְוָ֣ה 1x hir·wāh Isaiah 55:10
הִרְוֵ֖יתִי 1x hir·wê·ṯî Jeremiah 31:25
הִרְוִיתָ֑נִי 1x hir·wî·ṯā·nî Isaiah 43:24
הִרְוַ֥נִי 1x hir·wa·nî Lamentations 3:15
וּ֝מַרְוֶ֗ה 1x ū·mar·weh Proverbs 11:25
וְרִוֵּיתִ֛י 1x wə·riw·wê·ṯî Jeremiah 31:14
וְרִוְּתָ֤ה 1x wə·riw·wə·ṯāh Isaiah 34:7
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular 1x Proverbs 11:25
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular 1x Jeremiah 31:14
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular 1x Isaiah 34:7
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular 1x Jeremiah 46:10
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular 1x Jeremiah 31:25
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular 1x Isaiah 43:24
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular 1x Isaiah 55:10
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular 1x Lamentations 3:15
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to slake the thirst (occasionally of other appetites)
Source Gloss
to slake the thirst (occasionally of other appetites)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to slake the thirst (occasionally of other appetites) BDB: be saturated Usage: bathe, make drunk, (take the) fill, satiate, (abundantly) satisfy, soak, water (abundantly).
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
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Form groups 3 Aligned forms 5
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 2×
Perfect Isa 34:5 1×
Infinitive absolute Ps 65:11 1×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 2×
Perfect Isa 55:10 · Jer 31:25 2×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 1×
Cohortative Prov 7:18 1×
Word Origins
רָוָה is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain