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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #7457 - רָעֵב

Transliteration

râʻêb

Phonetics

raw-abe'

Root Word (Etymology)

from (H7456)

Parts of Speech

Adjective

TWOT

2183b

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs'

1) hungry

1a) hungry

1b) hungry man (substantive)

1c) of failing strength (figuratively)

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 1729 ‑ ἐνδεής (en‑deh‑ace');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

KJV (22)

1 Samuel 1

2 Samuel 1

2 Kings 1

Job 4

Psalms 4

Proverbs 2

Isaiah 7

Ezekiel 2

NAS (21)

1 Samuel 1

2 Samuel 1

2 Kings 1

Job 4

Psalms 4

Proverbs 2

Isaiah 6

Ezekiel 2

HCS (20)

1 Samuel 1

2 Samuel 1

2 Kings 1

Job 4

Psalms 4

Proverbs 2

Isaiah 5

Ezekiel 2

BSB (16)

1 Samuel 1

2 Samuel 1

2 Kings 1

Job 1

Psalms 4

Proverbs 1

Isaiah 5

Ezekiel 2

ESV (21)

1 Samuel 1

2 Samuel 1

2 Kings 1

Job 4

Psalms 4

Proverbs 2

Isaiah 6

Ezekiel 2

WEB (22)

1 Samuel 1

2 Samuel 1

2 Kings 1

Job 4

Psalms 4

Proverbs 2

Isaiah 7

Ezekiel 2

KJV (22)

Hungry 1

hungerbitten 1

hungry 20

NAS (21)

famished 3

hungry 17

man 1

HCS (20)

depleted 1

the famished 1

* 2

He causes the hungry 1

The hungry 1

They were hungry 1

are starving 1

but go hungry 1

hungry 5

is hungry 1

must be hungry 1

the hungry 2

those who are starving 1

to a hungry 1

BSB (16)

* 1

He causes the hungry 1

They were hungry 1

a hungry man 1

and hungry 1

are starving 1

but the starving 1

but to a hungry 1

depleted 1

have become hungry 1

the hungry 1

to the hungry 4

with the hungry 1

ESV (21)

famished 1

hungry 20

WEB (22)

Being hungry 1

He is hungry 1

Hungry 1

It will be like when a hungry 1

There he makes the hungry 1

Those who were hungry 1

and be hungry 1

and hungry 1

are hungry 1

but to a hungry 1

from the hungry 1

is hungry 1

of the hungry 1

shall be famished 1

that we are hungry 1

the hungry 2

to the hungry 5

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2777) b o r (ראהב RAhB) AC: Hunger CO: Famine AB: ?

V) b o r (ראהב RAhB) - Hunger: To be hungry or famished. KJV (11): (vf: Paal, Hiphil) hunger, hungry, famish - Strongs: H7456 (רָעֵב)

N^m) b o r (ראהב RAhB) - I. Famine: II. Hungry:KJV (123): famine, hunger, dearth, famished, hungry - Strongs: H7457 (רָעֵב), H7458 (רָעָב)

j^m) n f b o r (ראהבונ RAhBWN) - Famine: KJV (3): famine - Strongs: H7459 (רְעָבוֹן)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

רָעֵב adjective hungry; — absolute ׳ר 2 Samuel 17:29 +; feminine singular רְעֵבָה Psalm 107:9; Proverbs 27:7; masculine plural רְעֵבִים 1 Samuel 2:5 +; — hungry (sometimes + צָמֵא, עָיֵף), 2 Samuel 17:29; 2 Kings 7:12; Isaiah 8:21; Proverbs 25:21; Psalm 107:5; נֶפֶשׁ רְעֵבָה Psalm 107:9; Proverbs 27:7; as substantive singular a hungry man Isaiah 29:8; Isaiah 32:6; Isaiah 58:7,10; Ezekiel 18:7,16; Job 5:5 (Bev^{JPhil. xxvi. 304} proposes רָעָב, compare Ezekiel 7:15) Ezekiel 22:7, plural 1 Samuel 2:5 (opposed to שְׂבֵעִים בַּלֶּחֶם), Job 24:10 ("" עָרוֺם), Psalm 107:36; Psalm 146:7; יְהִירָֿעֵב אֹנוֺ Job 18:12 (figurative) his strength grows hungry, i.e. fails (ᵑ9 Ew Di and others); ᵑ6 De Bu Du (reading אָוֶן) al. his trouble grows hungry (i.e. ravenous for him), but ׳ר never elsewhere in this sense.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

רָעֵב fut. יִרְעַב to hunger (Arab. رَغبَ. The primary idea appears to lie in that of an ample, i.e. empty stomach; compare the kindred רָחַב and Eth. ርኀበ፡ to hunger). Used of individual men [or other beings], Psalms 34:11, 50:12 of a whole region, Genesis 41:55. Followed by לְ to hunger for any thing, Jeremiah 42:14.

Hiphil, to cause to hunger, Deuteronomy 8:3 to suffer to hunger, Proverbs 10:3.

Derivatives, the three following nouns.

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List of Word Forms

הָרָעֵ֜ב הרעב וְרָעֵ֑ב וּרְעֵבִ֖ים ורעב ורעבים לְרָעֵ֣ב לָֽרָעֵב֙ לָרְעֵבִ֑ים לרעב לרעבים רְ֝עֵבָ֗ה רְ֝עֵבָה רְעֵבִ֑ים רְעֵבִ֣ים רְעֵבִ֥ים רָעֵ֔ב רָעֵ֛ב רָעֵ֥ב רעב רעבה רעבים hā·rā·‘êḇ hārā‘êḇ haraEv lā·rā·‘êḇ lā·rə·‘ê·ḇîm lārā‘êḇ laraEv lārə‘êḇîm lareeVim lə·rā·‘êḇ lərā‘êḇ leraEv rā‘êḇ rā·‘êḇ raEv rə‘êḇāh rə‘êḇîm rə·‘ê·ḇāh rə·‘ê·ḇîm Reevah reeVim ū·rə·‘ê·ḇîm ūrə‘êḇîm ureeVim veraEv wə·rā·‘êḇ wərā‘êḇ