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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רָוָהH7301
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 Itand he who refreshes others1×Proverbs 11:25
has drunk its fill1×Isaiah 34:5
He has intoxicated me1×Lamentations 3:15
I drench1×Isaiah 16:9
I will fill1×Jeremiah 31:14
I will refresh1×Jeremiah 31:25
let us take our fill1×Proverbs 7:18
satisfied Me1×Isaiah 43:24
satisfy you1×Proverbs 5:19
They feast on1×Psalms 36:8
until it is quenched1×Jeremiah 46:10
watering1×Isaiah 55:10
will be drenched1×Isaiah 34:7
You soak1×Psalms 65:10
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Psalms 36:8יִ֭רְוְיֻןtoThey feast onVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nunPsalms 65:10רַ֭וֵּהtoYou soakVerb - Piel - Infinitive absoluteProverbs 5:19יְרַוֻּ֣ךָtosatisfy youVerb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | second person masculine singularProverbs 7:18נִרְוֶ֣הtolet us take our fillVerb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common pluralProverbs 11:25וּ֝מַרְוֶ֗הtoand he who refreshes othersConjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singularIsaiah 16:9אֲרַיָּ֙וֶךְ֙toI drenchVerb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular | second person feminine singularIsaiah 34:5רִוְּתָ֥הtohas drunk its fillVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singularIsaiah 34:7וְרִוְּתָ֤הtowill be drenchedConjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularIsaiah 43:24הִרְוִיתָ֑נִיtosatisfied MeVerb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singularIsaiah 55:10הִרְוָ֣הtowateringVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowPsalms 36:8
Aligned rows14
Books represented5
Psalms2Proverbs3Isaiah5Jeremiah3Lamentations1
Source forms
אֲרַיָּ֙וֶךְ֙1x’ă·ray·yā·weḵIsaiah 16:9
הִרְוָ֣ה1xhir·wāhIsaiah 55:10
הִרְוֵ֖יתִי1xhir·wê·ṯîJeremiah 31:25
הִרְוִיתָ֑נִי1xhir·wî·ṯā·nîIsaiah 43:24
הִרְוַ֥נִי1xhir·wa·nîLamentations 3:15
וּ֝מַרְוֶ֗ה1xū·mar·wehProverbs 11:25
וְרִוֵּיתִ֛י1xwə·riw·wê·ṯîJeremiah 31:14
וְרִוְּתָ֤ה1xwə·riw·wə·ṯāhIsaiah 34:7
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular1xProverbs 11:25
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular1xJeremiah 31:14
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular1xIsaiah 34:7
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular1xJeremiah 46:10
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular1xJeremiah 31:25
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular1xIsaiah 43:24
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular1xIsaiah 55:10
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular1xLamentations 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 definitionSource: 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.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups3Aligned forms5
Pielintensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action2×
PerfectIsa 34:51×
Infinitive absolutePs 65:111×
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action2×
PerfectIsa 55:10 · Jer 31:252×
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense1×
CohortativeProv 7:181×
Word Origins
רָוָה is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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