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רָוָה

𐤓𐤅𐤄

râvâh

H7301 verb

SILEX Entry

Root רוה to saturate, to water, to drink one's fill, to be abundantly supplied

Definition

To drink one's fill, to be satisfied or abundantly supplied (with liquids or, figuratively, other substances); to become drenched, saturated, or soaked; to satisfy thirst or longing literally or metaphorically. The word can refer both to physical satisfaction, such as drinking until thirst is quenched, and to figurative satiation, as in being filled with blessings, influence, or even negative experiences (e.g., being 'drunk' with wrath).

Semantic Range

to slake thirst, to be satisfied or satiated, to be drenched or soaked, to quench, to be abundantly supplied, to become drunk (with liquid or figuratively), to convey abundance or ample satisfaction (literal and figurative)

Root / Etymology

From the root רוה (resh-vav-he), which fundamentally denotes the idea of saturation or abundant supply of liquid. The verb רָוָה is the Qal form, expressing the state or action of being filled or saturated, especially with liquid. The lexical meaning derives from the root sense of pouring or filling abundantly.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In the Hebrew Bible, רָוָה is most commonly used in poetic or metaphorical contexts to express the idea of having needs fully met, especially with reference to thirst being quenched (e.g., Psalm 23:5—'my cup overflows'). It also appears in contexts of blessing (e.g., Proverbs 11:25), agricultural metaphor (soaking land, as in Isaiah 58:11), and sometimes in negative senses such as being drunk with wrath (Jeremiah 46:10). Usage is largely consistent across the biblical periods, though in later writings the term expanded in its metaphorical and abstract applications, often denoting general abundance or satisfaction. Related roots are שׁקה (to give to drink, water cattle) and שׂבע (to be sated or satisfied, often with food), with רוה more narrowly focused on liquids, overflow, and saturation, both literal and figurative. English translations often render it as 'satisfy,' 'quench,' or 'fill,' which capture the sense but may miss the lexical tie to saturation or abundant supply.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

a primitive root; to slake the thirst (occasionally of other appetites); bathe, make drunk, (take the) fill, satiate, (abundantly) satisfy, soak, water (abundantly).

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Root Family

רוה (r-w-h) — to saturate, to water, to drink one's fill, to be abundantly supplied

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H7302 רָוֶה fully sated
H7310 רְוָיָה to overflowing fullness
H7377 רִי my rain-shower

Word Forms

14 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H7301-02 הִרְוָ֣ה hirevah HVhp3ms it waters he saturated 1
H7301-08 רִוְּתָ֥ה rivetah HVpp3fs is satiated she has fully saturated 1
H7301-03 הִרְוַ֥/נִי hirevani HVhp3ms/Sp1cs He has made me drunk he saturated me 1
H7301-04 הִרְוֵ֖יתִי hireveyti HVhp1cs I have satisfied I saturated 1
H7301-05 הִרְוִיתָ֑/נִי hirevitani HVhp2ms/Sp1cs you satisfied me you saturated me 1
H7301-10 וְ/רָוְתָ֖ה veravetah HC/Vqq3fs and-will-drink-its-fill and she drank her fill 1
H7301-14 יִ֭רְוְיֻ/ן yireveyun HVqi3mp/Sn they-will-be-satisfied they will drink their fill 1
H7301-07 רַ֭וֵּה raveh HVpa you water saturated 1
H7301-12 וְ/רִוֵּיתִ֛י veriveyti HC/Vpq1cs And I will satiate and I saturated 1
H7301-13 יְרַוֻּ֣/ךָ yeravukha HVpj3mp/Sp2ms satisfy you may they abundantly saturate you 1

Occurrences in Scripture

14 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H7301-01 Isaiah 16:9 אֲרַיָּ֨וֶ/ךְ֙ arayavekhe HVpi1cs/Sp2fs I-will-drench-you I will saturate you
H7301-08 Isaiah 34:5 רִוְּתָ֥ה rivetah HVpp3fs is satiated she has fully saturated
H7301-11 Isaiah 34:7 וְ/רִוְּתָ֤ה verivetah HC/Vpq3fs and shall drink its fill and she fully saturated
H7301-05 Isaiah 43:24 הִרְוִיתָ֑/נִי hirevitani HVhp2ms/Sp1cs you satisfied me you saturated me
H7301-02 Isaiah 55:10 הִרְוָ֣ה hirevah HVhp3ms it waters he saturated
H7301-12 Jeremiah 31:14 וְ/רִוֵּיתִ֛י veriveyti HC/Vpq1cs And I will satiate and I saturated
H7301-04 Jeremiah 31:25 הִרְוֵ֖יתִי hireveyti HVhp1cs I have satisfied I saturated
H7301-10 Jeremiah 46:10 וְ/רָוְתָ֖ה veravetah HC/Vqq3fs and-will-drink-its-fill and she drank her fill
H7301-14 Psalms 36:9 יִ֭רְוְיֻ/ן yireveyun HVqi3mp/Sn they-will-be-satisfied they will drink their fill
H7301-07 Psalms 65:11 רַ֭וֵּה raveh HVpa you water saturated
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