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Strong's H7579 שָׁאַב (shaab)

sha'ab - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.

Strong's Number H7579
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 18
Books 9

Strong's H7579 Quick Answer

Strong's H7579 שָׁאַב (sha'ab) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. sha'ab (sahw-ab') v. 1. to bale up water [a primitive root] It has 18 linked Bible usages across 9 books. Visible English usage signals include water, draw, will, she, and women. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
sha'ab (sahw-ab') v. 1. to bale up water [a primitive root]
Usage
18 linked usages
Books
9 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
water, draw, will, she, and women

Meaning and Definition

sha'ab (sahw-ab') v. 1. to bale up water [a primitive root] KJV: (woman to) draw(-er, water).

Original Word
שָׁאַב
Transliteration
sha'ab
Derivation
Root: שׁאב
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7579. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H7579 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render sha'ab, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

water Deuteronomy 29:11 draw Genesis 24:13 she Genesis 24:20 will Genesis 24:19 waters Nahum 3:14 women Genesis 24:11

How Strong's H7579 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 18 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H7579 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H7579 in the Old Testament

18 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 24:11 KJV

And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw water.

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.

Usage Excerpts

First 18 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7579.

Genesis 24:11 Old Testament, KJV
And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw water.
Genesis 24:13 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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.
Ruth 2:9 Old Testament, KJV
Let thine eyes be on the field that they do reap, and go thou after them: have I not charged the young men that they shall not touch thee? and when thou art athirst, go unto the vessels, and drink of that which the young men have drawn.
1 Samuel 7:6 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.
Nahum 3:14 Old Testament, KJV
Draw thee waters for the siege, fortify thy strong holds: go into clay, and tread the morter, make strong the brickkiln.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7579, grouped by book.

Genesis 7 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
Joshua 3 usages, Old Testament
Ruth 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Samuel 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Nahum 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H7579 FAQ

What does shaab (שָׁאַב) mean?

Strong's H7579 is a Hebrew entry for H7579 שָׁאַב (sha'ab). sha'ab (sahw-ab') v. 1. to bale up water [a primitive root]

How many times is shaab (שָׁאַב) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 18 linked usages for Strong's H7579 across 9 books.

Where can I study shaab (שָׁאַב) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7579 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate shaab (שָׁאַב)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as water, draw, will, she, women, and waters. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.