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V-Hofal-Imperf-3ms | 7× in 2 senses

To shoot (arrows); in passive (Hophal), to be watered or saturated — an Aramaic-orthography variant of yarah.

An Aramaic-spelled variant of the common verb yarah, this form carries two distinct meanings depending on stem. In the active Hiphil, it describes shooting arrows, as when Joab's soldiers shot at Uriah from the wall of Rabbah (2 Sam 11:24) and in the participial form 'the archers' who struck Saul (1 Sam 31:3). The single Hophal occurrence in Prov 11:25 shifts the meaning entirely: 'he who waters others will himself be watered' — a beautiful reciprocal proverb where generosity returns to the giver. Spanish 'sera regado' (will be irrigated) captures the passive saturation vividly.

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Senses

1. shoot (arrows) — To shoot arrows or projectiles, used in both the Qal infinitive (2 Chr 26:15, 'to shoot with arrows') and the Hiphil imperfect and participle (2 Sam 11:24, 'and they shot at' the city defenders; 1 Sam 31:3 = 1 Chr 10:3, 'the archers' who wounded Saul). The participial form hammorim designates professional bowmen. Multilingual glosses confirm the martial reading: Spanish 'los flecheros' (the archers) and 'y dispararon' (and they fired). 6×

DISCOURSE_NAMES › Names of Persons and Places › Aramean Archers

AR["(الرُّماةُ)","(وَرَمى)","[الرُّماةُ]","[وَرَأَوا]","لِـ-رَمْيِ","يَرمونَ"]·ben["[এবং-দেখলেন]","[তীরন্দাজরা]","এবং-ছুঁড়লেন","তারা-ছুঁড়বে","তীরন্দাজরা","নিক্ষেপ-করতে"]·DE["[and-sie-saw]","[the-shooters]","[לירוא]","sie-shoot"]·EN["[and-they-saw]","[the-shooters]","and-they-shot","the-archers","they-shoot","to-shoot"]·FR["[and-ils-saw]","[the-shooters]","[לירוא]","et-ils-shot","ils-shoot","le-archers"]·heb["(ה-מורים)","(ו-ירו)","[כתיב]","יורו","ל-ירוא"]·HI["और-फेंका","चलाने-को","तीरंदाजों-ने","फेंकेंगे"]·ID["[ketiv]","dan-menembak","mereka-tembakkan","para-pemanah","untuk-menembak"]·IT["[and-essi-saw]","[the-shooters]","[לירוא]","e-essi-tirò","essi-freccia","il-arcieri"]·jav["(lan-mbedhili)","(sang-juru-panah)","kanggé-njemplungaken","lan-mbedhili","mbedhili","sang-juru-panah"]·KO["(그-쏘는-자들이)","(그리고-쐈다)","그-쏘는-자들이","그리고-쐈다","쏠","에-쏘기로"]·PT["E-atiraram","atiram","e-atiraram","os-flecheiros","para-atirar"]·RU["-стрелки","[кетив]","будут-стрелять","и-стреляли","стрелять"]·ES["(los-flecheros)","(y-dispararon)","[los-flecheros]","[y-dispararon]","dispararían","para-disparar"]·SW["[walipiga-mishale]","[wapiga-mishale]","kurusha","walipiga-mishale","wangerusha","wapiga-mishale"]·TR["atacaklar","atanlar","atmak-için","ve-attılar"]·urd["اور-اُنہوں-نے-مارا","اور-مارا","تیر-اندازوں-نے","وہ-ماریں-گے","چلانے-کے-لیے"]

2 Sam 11:20, 2 Sam 11:24, 2 Sam 11:24, 2 Sam 11:24, 2 Sam 11:24, 2 Chr 26:15

2. be watered, be saturated — Hophal passive meaning to be watered or saturated, found only in Prov 11:25: 'the generous soul will be enriched, and he who waters will himself also be watered (yoreh).' This passive of pouring/drenching is semantically distant from the shooting sense. Spanish 'sera regado' (will be irrigated) and English 'will be watered' both reflect the agricultural metaphor of reciprocal blessing. 1×

MOVEMENT › Linear Movement › Throwing and Casting

AR["يُرْوى"]·ben["তৃপ্ত-হবে"]·DE["[יורא]"]·EN["will-be-watered"]·FR["jeter"]·heb["יורא"]·HI["सींचा-जाएगा"]·ID["akan-disegarkan"]·IT["will-essere-watered"]·jav["dipun-regi"]·KO["적셔진다"]·PT["será-regado"]·RU["будет-напоён"]·ES["será-regado"]·SW["atanyweshwa"]·TR["sulanacak"]·urd["سیراب-ہو-جائے-گا"]

Prov 11:25

BDB / Lexicon Reference

† [יָרָא] vb. shoot, pour (Aramaic orthogr. of יָרָה q.v.)— Qal Inf. cstr. לִירוֹא בַּחִצִּים 2 Ch 26:15 shoot with arrows. Hiph. Impf. וַיֹּרא֯וּ 2 S 11:24 and they shot at (אֶל־); Pt. pl. הַמּוֹרִא֯ים v 24 the shooters, archers; Kt to be read וַיֹּרִאוּ, הַמּוֹרִאִים; but Mas, noting א as superfluous, would read וַיֹּרוּ, הַמּוֹרִים from יָרָה (Bö§ 1083 (8), (9)). Hoph. Impf. only in וּמַרְוֶה…