- Original: יעה - Transliteration: Ya`ah - Phonetic: yaw-aw' - Definition: 1. (Qal) to sweep, sweep away, sweep together - Origin: a primitive root - TWOT entry: 879 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: A primitive root; apparently to brush aside: - sweep away. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • away, 1 Isaiah 28:17