Strong's H7301 · Hebrew
רָוָה
râvâh · /raw-vaw'/
Definition
to slake the thirst (occasionally of other appetites)
KJV: bathe, make drunk, (take the) fill, satiate, (abundantly) satisfy, soak, water (abundantly).
Root / derivation: a primitive root;
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered רָוָה across 14 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
14 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Psalms2 verses
They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures. abundantly: Heb. watered
Psalms 65:10Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the furrows thereof: thou makest it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing thereof. settlest: or, causest rain to descend into makest: Heb. dissolvest it
Proverbs3 verses
Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love. satisfy: Heb. water thee be thou: Heb. err thou always in her love
Proverbs 7:18Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.
Proverbs 11:25The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself. liberal: Heb. soul of blessing
Isaiah5 verses
Therefore I will bewail with the weeping of Jazer the vine of Sibmah: I will water thee with my tears, O Heshbon, and Elealeh: for the shouting for thy summer fruits and for thy harvest is fallen. the shouting: or, the alarm is fallen upon, etc
Isaiah 34:5For my sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Idumea, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment.
Isaiah 34:7And the unicorns shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls; and their land shall be soaked with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness. unicorns: or, rhinocerots soaked: or, drunken
Isaiah 43:24Thou hast bought me no sweet cane with money, neither hast thou filled me with the fat of thy sacrifices: but thou hast made me to serve with thy sins, thou hast wearied me with thine iniquities. filled: Heb. made me drunk, or, abundantly moistened
Isaiah 55:10For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:
Jeremiah3 verses
And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah 31:25For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.
Jeremiah 46:10For this is the day of the Lord GOD of hosts, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge him of his adversaries: and the sword shall devour, and it shall be satiate and made drunk with their blood: for the Lord GOD of hosts hath a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H7301 (râvâh) mean?
to slake the thirst (occasionally of other appetites)
How many times does H7301 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H7301 (רָוָה) appears in 14 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “watereth.”
How is râvâh translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H7301 is rendered as “watereth” (2×), “abundantly” (1×), “bathed” (1×), “drunk” (1×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word רָוָה come from?
a primitive root;