Hebrew · H7579, H4325 · unreviewed

שָׁאַב מַיִם

To bale up water · water ; figuratively, juice ; by euphemism, urine , semen

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שָׁאַב H7579 to bale up water
Pronunciation šāʾab
Drawing water, typically a woman's domestic labor, becomes metaphor for receiving God's salvation and blessing
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מַיִם H4325 water ; figuratively, juice ; by euphemism, urine , semen
Pronunciation mayim
Foundational necessity moving from literal substance to bodily fluids; water as life-sustaining element throughout OT narrative and metaphor.
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What does שָׁאַב מַיִם (šāʾaḇ mayim) mean in the Bible?

שָׁאַב · מַיִם is a Hebrew word meaning "to draw water".

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Meaning

to draw water
Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense
Imperfect Gen 24:19 · Gen 24:44
Participle active Deut 29:10
Sequential imperfect Nah 3:14
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