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שָׁאַב H7579

H7579 is the Hebrew word שָׁאַב, transliterated shâʼab and said sahw-ab'. The King James Version most often renders it draw.

Word: שָׁאַבTransliteration: shâʼabSaid: sahw-ab'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 16 verses

What it means

to bale up water.

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 17 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

draw 7×drew 4×drawers 3×water and drew 1×also draw 1×drawer 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: (woman to) draw(-er, water).

Verses using שָׁאַב

All 16 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 24:13 · KJV

Behold, I stand here by the well of water; and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water:

Genesis 24:19 · KJV

And when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw water for thy camels also, until they have done drinking.

Genesis 24:20 · KJV

And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels.

Genesis 24:43 · KJV

Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin cometh forth to draw water, and I say to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink;

Genesis 24:44 · KJV

And she say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels: let the same be the woman whom the LORD hath appointed out for my master’s son.

Genesis 24:45 · KJV

And before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well, and drew water: and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee.

Deuteronomy 29:11 · KJV

Your little ones, your wives, and thy stranger that is in thy camp, from the hewer of thy wood unto the drawer of thy water:

Joshua 9:21 · KJV

And the princes said unto them, Let them live; but let them be hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation; as the princes had promised them.

Joshua 9:23 · KJV

Now therefore ye are cursed, and there shall none of you be freed from being bondmen, and hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.

Joshua 9:27 · KJV

And Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of the LORD, even unto this day, in the place which he should choose.

1 Samuel 7:6 · KJV

And they gathered together to Mizpeh, and drew water, and poured it out before the LORD, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have sinned against the LORD. And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpeh.

1 Samuel 9:11 · KJV

And as they went up the hill to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said unto them, Is the seer here?

2 Samuel 23:16 · KJV

And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: nevertheless he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the LORD.

1 Chronicles 11:18 · KJV

And the three brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: but David would not drink of it, but poured it out to the LORD,

Isaiah 12:3 · KJV

Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.

Nahum 3:14 · KJV

Draw thee waters for the siege, fortify thy strong holds: go into clay, and tread the morter, make strong the brickkiln.

Common questions

What does Strong's H7579 mean?

H7579 is the Hebrew word שָׁאַב (shâʼab), meaning to bale up water.

How is H7579 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it draw (7 times), drew (4 times), drawers (3 times), water and drew (1 time), also draw (1 time), among others.

How many times does H7579 appear in the Bible?

שָׁאַב (shâʼab) is tagged in 16 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H7579 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.

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