שאב

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
שׁ־א־ב (sh-ʾ-b)
3 terms

Cognate with Aramaic שְׁאֵב (to draw water) and Arabic سَئِبَ (saʔiba, to quench one's thirst).

Pronunciation

Verb

שָׁאַב • (sha'áv) (pa'al construction)

  1. to draw water, pump
    הם מעודדים אותנו לשאוב השראה ממקורות שונים.
    They encourage us to draw inspiration from different sources.

Conjugation

Conjugation of שָׁאַב (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לשאוב / לִשְׁאֹב
action noun שְׁאִיבָה
passive participle שָׁאוּב
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first שָׁאַבְתִּי שָׁאַבְנוּ
second שָׁאַבְתָּ שָׁאַבְתְּ שְׁאַבְתֶּם1 שְׁאַבְתֶּן1
third שָׁאַב שָׁאֲבָה שָׁאֲבוּ
present שׁוֹאֵב שׁוֹאֶבֶת שׁוֹאֲבִים שׁוֹאֲבוֹת
future first אֶשְׁאַב נִשְׁאַב
second תִּשְׁאַב תִּשְׁאֲבִי תִּשְׁאֲבוּ תִּשְׁאַבְנָה2
third יִשְׁאַב תִּשְׁאַב יִשְׁאֲבוּ תִּשְׁאַבְנָה2
imperative positive שְׁאַב שַׁאֲבִי שַׁאֲבוּ שְׁאַבְנָה2
negative אַל + Second person future tense

1 Pronounced שָׁאַבְתֶּם and שָׁאַבְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

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