רָוֶה
𐤓𐤅𐤄
râveh
H7302 adjective
SILEX Entry
Definition
Sated, fully satisfied or filled (particularly with drink); describing a state of being abundantly supplied with liquid or moisture, often associated with drinking to the point of full satisfaction, but not necessarily excess. Used both literally (of thirst and watering) and figuratively (of overflowing or satisfaction).
Semantic Range
sated (with drink), satisfied (with liquid), well-watered, fully supplied (with moisture), state of abundant satisfaction (literal or figurative), rarely—drunken
Root / Etymology
From the root רוה (r-w-h), meaning to drink deeply, satisfy thirst, or irrigate. The form רָוֶה is a qal passive participle or adjective indicating the state of being satisfied or filled with liquid, typically in relation to drinking.
Historical & Contextual Notes
רָוֶה appears infrequently in the Hebrew Bible, primarily in poetic or wisdom literature, where it describes a state of being abundantly supplied with drink or moisture (e.g., Isaiah 55:10, Proverbs 11:25). Unlike related forms like רָוָה (to be saturated, to drink deeply), רָוֶה typically denotes the state or result of being filled, not the action. In biblical contexts, it can refer to people (as in someone whose thirst is satisfied) or to land being well-watered and thriving. Later translations sometimes render the term as 'drunk' or 'drunken', but the primary lexical sense does not necessarily imply intoxication—rather, the emphasis is on saturated abundance or full satisfaction. In contrast, other Hebrew terms for intoxication, such as שָׁכֹר (shakor), more explicitly denote drunkenness. Over time, רָוֶה became less common, with related roots and derivatives taking prominence in post-biblical Hebrew.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from רָוָה; sated (with drink); drunkenness, watered.
Bantu Hebrew
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רוה (r-w-h) — to drink deeply, to be satiated, to be saturated
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H7301 | רָוָה | I will saturate you |
| H7310 | רְוָיָה | to overflowing fullness |
| H7377 | רִי | my rain-shower |
Word Forms
2 distinct forms
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H7302-02 |
רָוֶ֔ה | raveh | HAamsa |
watered | fully saturated | 2 |
H7302-01 |
הָ/רָוָ֖ה | haravah | HTd/Aafsa |
the watered | fully sated | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
3 total occurrences
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H7302-01 |
Deuteronomy 29:18 | הָ/רָוָ֖ה | haravah | HTd/Aafsa |
the watered | fully sated |
H7302-02 |
Isaiah 58:11 | רָוֶ֔ה | raveh | HAamsa |
watered | fully saturated |
H7302-02 |
Jeremiah 31:12 | רָוֶ֔ה | raveh | HAamsa |
well-watered | fully saturated |