Shâʼab — H7579

H7579 · Hebrew — שאב

Pronunciation: sahw-ab'

Definition

verb

to bale up water

  1. to draw (water)
    1. (Qal)
      1. to draw (water)
      2. water-drawing women (participle)

Usually translated as

draw, drawer

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Shâʼab occurs 19 times in 18 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (7), Deuteronomy (1), Joshua (3), Ruth (1), 1 Samuel (2), 2 Samuel (1), 1 Chronicles (1), Isaiah (1), Nahum (1)

Strong's Lexicon — S