sha.ah describes a man's silent, attentive looking while he waits to learn the outcome of his journey.

The attested use depicts sustained, silent looking as a man awaits confirmation of whether his journey has been prospered.

1. Silent, attentive looking while awaiting an outcome · dominant

   In Genesis 24:21, the masculine singular absolute Hithpael participle occurs of the man as he remains silent and waits to know whether the LORD had prospered his way; the APB renders the clause, "The man gazed at her in silence."

   Genesis 24:21

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Genesis 24:21, the APB presents the action as "gazed at her in silence." This rendering confirms the verse's scene rather than isolating every nuance of the Hebrew form.