שָׁאַב
shâʼab · sahw-ab'
to bale up water
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to bale up water
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: (woman to) draw(-er, water).
Letters
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to consume, to destroy › strength, the leader › the house, what is within
To consume, to destroy of strength, the leader of the house, what is within.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of שָׁאַב above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
19 occurrences · 19 OT · 0 NT · 16 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- to draw5 · 26%
- and drew4 · 21%
- and drawers3 · 16%
- i will draw1 · 5%
- water, and drew1 · 5%
- thou, and i will also draw1 · 5%
- unto the drawer1 · 5%
- have drawn1 · 5%
- shall ye draw1 · 5%
- draw1 · 5%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.