רְוָיָה
rᵉvâyâh · H7310 · Hebrew · 2 occurrences
Meanings
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overflowing, brimming over
Literally: moist, watered; hence: state in which a container is fully filled with liquid to the extent that some of it spills over the rim; used to denote a state of well-being
ExamplesPsalm 23:5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You have anointed my head with oil; My cup overflows.
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safety, security
Literally: moist, watered; hence: a state in which humans are safe from danger and can experience well-being in abundance
ExamplesPsalm 66:12 You made men ride over our heads; We went through fire and through water. Yet You brought us out into a place of abundance.
How it’s used In 2 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
What is said to be itIt is the predicate
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- כּוֹסcup 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- לto/for 2
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 1 word
- שָׂבַע sâbaʻ · H7646 · to be satiated, to become satiated, to satisfy (someone with food)
- Hebrew verb expressing satisfaction and fullness, closely related to the idea of abundance implied in רְוָיָה (rᵉvâyâh, H7310); both convey the notion of having more than enough or being filled to capacity
Contrasting words 2 words
- מַחְסוֹר machçôwr · H4270 · lack, scarcity, need
- Hebrew noun expressing lack and deficiency, the direct opposite of the abundance and wealth conveyed by רְוָיָה (rᵉvâyâh, H7310); standard antonym pair in biblical contexts contrasting plenty and want
- רֵישׁ rêysh · H7389 · poverty
- Hebrew noun for poverty and destitution, the lexical opposite of the 'wealthy' sense of רְוָיָה (rᵉvâyâh, H7310); common antonym to terms expressing wealth and abundance
In the other Testament 2 words
- περισσεύω perisseúō · G4052 · to abound, to be in abundance, to be a lot of
- Greek verb expressing the concept of abundance and overflow, matching the 'runneth over' sense of רְוָיָה (rᵉvâyâh, H7310); used in contexts of material wealth and spiritual abundance (e.g., Phil 4:18, 2 Cor 8:2)
- πλοῦτος ploûtos · G4149 · wealth, riches, abundance
- Greek noun for wealth and riches, matching the 'wealthy' sense of רְוָיָה (rᵉvâyâh, H7310); standard term for material prosperity throughout the NT
Semantic domains 2 entries
- Contain002002001003
- The word's "runneth over" sense is directly illustrated by the psalmist's declaration, "You have anointed my head with oil; my cup overflows" (Psalm 23:5).
- Safe002003003019
- The word's "wealthy, abundance" sense is directly illustrated by God bringing His people "out into a place of abundance" after fire and water (Psalm 66:12).
Word family 4 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H7310. revayah רְוָיָה noun feminine saturation (LagBN 51, 150); — absolute ר ׳כּוֺסִי…
רְוָיָה noun feminine saturation (LagBN 51, 150); — absolute ר ׳כּוֺסִי Psa 23:5 (figurative), i.e. is well-filled Ges§ 141c; in General ׳לָר Psa 66:12, but Vrss and most modern לָֽרְוָחָה to (a place of) relief.
רוהגה see רָהָגָּה sub. רהג.
רוח (√ of following; probably breathe, blow (see Gerber46); compare Syriac breathe; Arabic be windy; Ethiopic flabello ventilare, ventulum facere; Arabic breath, wind, spirit, soul, spirit; Late Hebrew רוּחַ, Aramaic רוּחָא, wind, breath, spirit; also Late Hebrew רֵיחַ, Aramaic רֵיחָא, , all odour; Late Hebrew רוּחַ רִיחַ, (usually Hiph`il), ᵑ7 Syriac Aph`el, all smell).
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 2 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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