שׁוֹאֵבָה, (שָׁאַב) drawing; בית הש׳ (or sub. בית) the well from which the water was drawn for libation on the Succoth festival; שמחת בית הש׳ (or sub. שמחת) the joyous procession to and from the well. Succ. V, 1 (50ᵃ) החליל של בית הש׳ (Ms. M. 2 הַשְּׁאוּבָה, throughout the entire chapter, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 1) the musical performances at the ceremony of the drawing of water. Ib. (51ᵃ) כל … שמחת בית הש׳ וכ׳ he that has not witnessed the rejoicing at the ceremony &c., has never seen rejoicing. Y. ib. V, beg. 55ᵃ למח נקרא שמה בית ש׳ וכ׳ why was it called (the rejoicing of) the place of drawing? Because from there they drew holy inspiration; a. e.—Bab. ib. 50ᵇ חד תני ש׳ וחד תני חשובה one cited the version shoëbah, the other, ḥăshubah (a phonetic change of hash-sh’ubah, v. supra).