What does שָׁאַב (šāʾab) mean in the Bible?
שָׁאַב (šāʾab): Drawing water, typically a woman's domestic labor, becomes metaphor for receiving God's salvation and blessing
Hebrew · H7579
שָׁאַב
To bale up water
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שָׁאַב H7579
Pronunciation šāʾab
What does שָׁאַב (šāʾab) mean in the Bible?
שָׁאַב (šāʾab): Drawing water, typically a woman's domestic labor, becomes metaphor for receiving God's salvation and blessing
Full entry for שָׁאַב (H7579) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7579?
The BSB source-word alignment has 19 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include carriers (3), to draw water (3), drew (2), to draw (2), and draw (1).
Where does שָׁאַב (šāʾab) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 24:11. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (8), Joshua (3), 1 Samuel (2), 1 Chronicles (1).
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 carriers 3× Joshua 9:21, Joshua 9:23, Joshua 9:27
to draw water 3× Genesis 24:11, Genesis 24:20, Genesis 24:43
drew 2× 2 Samuel 23:16, 1 Chronicles 11:18
to draw 2× Genesis 24:13, 1 Samuel 9:11
and draw 1× Deuteronomy 29:11
and drew water 1× Genesis 24:45
and I will draw water 1× Genesis 24:44
Draw 1× Nahum 3:14
draw water 1× Genesis 24:19
have filled 1× Ruth 2:9
they drew 1× 1 Samuel 7:6
until she had drawn water 1× Genesis 24:20
you will draw 1× Isaiah 12:3
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 24:11 הַשֹּׁאֲבֹֽת׃ to to draw water Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural Genesis 24:13 לִשְׁאֹ֥ב to to draw Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Genesis 24:19 אֶשְׁאָ֔ב to draw water Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Genesis 24:20 לִשְׁאֹ֑ב to to draw water Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Genesis 24:20 וַתִּשְׁאַ֖ב to until she had drawn water Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Genesis 24:43 לִשְׁאֹ֔ב to to draw water Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Genesis 24:44 אֶשְׁאָ֑ב to and I will draw water Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Genesis 24:45 וַתִּשְׁאָ֑ב to and drew water Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Deuteronomy 29:11 שֹׁאֵ֥ב to and draw Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct Joshua 9:21 וְשֹֽׁאֲבֵי־ to carriers Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 24:11
Aligned rows 19
Books represented 9
Genesis 8 Deuteronomy 1 Joshua 3 Ruth 1 1 Samuel 2 2 Samuel 1 1 Chronicles 1 Isaiah 1 Nahum 1
Source forms
וַיִּֽשְׁאֲבוּ־ 3x way·yiš·’ă·ḇū- 1 Samuel 7:6, 2 Samuel 23:16, 1 Chronicles 11:18
וְשֹֽׁאֲבֵי־ 2x wə·šō·’ă·ḇê- Joshua 9:21, Joshua 9:23
אֶשְׁאָ֔ב 1x ’eš·’āḇ Genesis 24:19
אֶשְׁאָ֑ב 1x ’eš·’āḇ Genesis 24:44
הַשֹּׁאֲבֹֽת׃ 1x haš·šō·’ă·ḇōṯ Genesis 24:11
וְשֹׁ֥אֲבֵי 1x wə·šō·’ă·ḇê Joshua 9:27
וּשְׁאַבְתֶּם־ 1x ū·šə·’aḇ·tem- Isaiah 12:3
וַתִּשְׁאַ֖ב 1x wat·tiš·’aḇ Genesis 24:20
Parsing patterns
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct 4x Genesis 24:13, Genesis 24:20, Genesis 24:43, 1 Samuel 9:11
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 3x 1 Samuel 7:6, 2 Samuel 23:16, 1 Chronicles 11:18
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct 3x Joshua 9:21, Joshua 9:23, Joshua 9:27
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular 2x Genesis 24:20, Genesis 24:45
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular 2x Genesis 24:19, Genesis 24:44
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural 1x Genesis 24:11
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural 1x Isaiah 12:3
Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular 1x Nahum 3:14
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Drawing water, typically a woman's domestic labor, becomes metaphor for receiving God's salvation and blessing
Source Gloss
to bale up water
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Drawing water, typically a woman's domestic labor, becomes metaphor for receiving God's salvation and blessing
to bale up water BDB: draw Usage: (woman to) draw(-er, water).
Grammatical Forms
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Form groups 1 Aligned forms 4
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 4×
Imperfect Gen 24:19 · Gen 24:44 2×
Participle active Deut 29:10 1×
Sequential imperfect Nah 3:14 1×
Word Origins
שָׁאַב is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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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