Lexical Definition

‎שָׁאַב‎ shâʼab (sahw-ab') to draw ^H:V
a primitive root

(woman to) draw(-er, water).

• to bale up water

1) to draw (water)
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to draw (water)
1a2) water-drawing women (participle)

See Greek: ἀντλέω · ἐπισπάομαι

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[‎שָׁאַב‎] verb draw (water) (Late Hebrew id., also attract; Aramaic ‎שְׁאֵיב‎, of magnet; Arabic be satisfied with drinking); —

Qal Perfect 2 masculine plural consecutive ‎וּשְׁאַבְתֶּם‎ Isa 12:3 Imperfect 3 feminine singular ‎וַּתִּשְׁאַב‎ Gen 24:20, ‎אָ֑ב‎- vGen 24:45 1 singular ‎אֶשְׁאָ֑ב‎ vGen 24:19 vGen 24:44 3 masculine plural ‎יִשְׁאֲבוּן‎ Ruth 2:9, ‎וַיִּשְׁאֲבוּ‎ 1Sam 7:6 + 2 t.; Imperative feminine singular ‎שֹׁאֲבִי‎ Nah 3:14 Participle masculine singular ‎שֹׁאֵב‎ Deut 29:10*, plural construct ‎שֹׁאֲבֵי‎ Josh 9:21; Josh 9:23; Josh 9:27 feminine plural ‎הַשֹּׁאֲבֹת‎ Gen 24:11 — draw water, with accusative ‎מַיִם‎ Gen 24:13 (J), 1Sam 7:6; 1Sam 9:11, + ‎מִן‎ of source 2Sam 23:16 = 1Chr 11:18; Isa 12:3 (figurative); ‎לָךְ‎‎׳‎‎מֵי מָצוֺר שׁ‎ Nah 3:14 ‎מַיִם‎ omitted Gen 24:20; Gen 24:43; Gen 24:45 and (+ ‎ל‎ of animals) vGen 24:19 vGen 24:20 vGen 24:44 (all J); with accusative ‎אֲשֶׁר‎ Ruth 2:9 drink of that which the young men drew; Participle feminine plural Gen 24:11 the water-drawing women; masculine ‎שֹׁאֵב מֵימֶיךָ‎ Deut 29:10* (servile labour, || ‎חֹטֵב עֵצֶיּךָ‎), so masculine plural Josh 9:21; Josh 9:23; Josh 9:27 (P; all with ‎ל‎, and all || ‎חֹטְבֵי עֵצִים‎).

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