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Bible Lexicons

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Strong's #7458 - רָעָב

Transliteration

râʻâb

Phonetics

raw-awb'

Origin

from (H7456)

Parts of Speech

masculine noun

TWOT

2183a

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

famine, hunger
1. famine (in land, nation)
  1. of Jehovah´s word (fig)
2. hunger (of individuals)

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 3042 ‑ λιμός (lee‑mos');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (101)

Genesis 24

Exodus 1

Deuteronomy 2

Ruth 1

2 Samuel 2

1 Kings 2

2 Kings 5

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 3

Nehemiah 2

Job 1

Psalms 2

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 33

Lamentations 3

Ezekiel 14

Amos 2

BSB (100)

Genesis 24

Exodus 1

Deuteronomy 2

Ruth 1

2 Samuel 2

1 Kings 2

2 Kings 5

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 3

Nehemiah 2

Job 1

Psalms 2

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 33

Lamentations 3

Ezekiel 14

Amos 2

CSB (100)

Genesis 24

Exodus 1

Deuteronomy 2

Ruth 1

2 Samuel 2

1 Kings 2

2 Kings 5

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 3

Nehemiah 2

Job 1

Psalms 2

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 33

Lamentations 3

Ezekiel 14

Amos 2

ESV (101)

Genesis 24

Exodus 1

Deuteronomy 2

Ruth 1

2 Samuel 2

1 Kings 2

2 Kings 5

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 3

Nehemiah 2

Job 1

Psalms 2

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 33

Lamentations 3

Ezekiel 14

Amos 2

KJV (100)

Genesis 24

Exodus 1

Deuteronomy 2

Ruth 1

2 Samuel 2

1 Kings 2

2 Kings 5

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 3

Nehemiah 2

Job 1

Psalms 2

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 32

Lamentations 3

Ezekiel 14

Amos 2

LEB (100)

Genesis 24

Exodus 1

Deuteronomy 2

Ruth 1

2 Samuel 2

1 Kings 2

2 Kings 5

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 3

Nehemiah 2

Job 1

Psalms 2

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 33

Lamentations 3

Ezekiel 13

Amos 2

LSB (101)

Genesis 24

Exodus 1

Deuteronomy 2

Ruth 1

2 Samuel 2

1 Kings 2

2 Kings 5

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 3

Nehemiah 2

Job 1

Psalms 2

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 33

Lamentations 3

Ezekiel 14

Amos 2

N95 (99)

Genesis 24

Exodus 1

Deuteronomy 2

Ruth 1

2 Samuel 2

1 Kings 2

2 Kings 5

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 3

Nehemiah 2

Job 1

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 33

Lamentations 3

Ezekiel 14

Amos 2

NAS (101)

Genesis 24

Exodus 1

Deuteronomy 2

Ruth 1

2 Samuel 2

1 Kings 2

2 Kings 5

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 3

Nehemiah 2

Job 1

Psalms 2

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 33

Lamentations 3

Ezekiel 14

Amos 2

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (100)

Genesis 23

Exodus 1

Deuteronomy 2

Ruth 1

2 Samuel 2

1 Kings 2

2 Kings 5

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 3

Nehemiah 2

Job 1

Psalms 2

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 33

Lamentations 3

Ezekiel 14

Amos 2

ASV (101)

a famine 1

against thee, in hunger 1

and by famine 1

and by the famine 7

and famine 2

and from the famine 1

and of the famine 1

and such as are for the famine 1

and the famine 9

and there was a dearth 1

and there was a famine 3

and there was famine 1

and to the famine 1

and with famine 1

and with the famine 1

are famished 1

because of the dearth 1

because the famine 1

by famine 2

by the famine 7

famine 6

for a famine 2

for hunger 1

for the famine 3

for their hunger 1

from the famine 1

grain, because the famine 1

hath the famine 1

heat of famine 1

in famine 2

neither shall ye have famine 1

no famine upon you 1

nor famine 1

not a famine 1

not through the famine 1

of famine 10

of that famine 1

of the famine 3

or famine 1

that there was a famine 1

the famine 5

then the famine 1

there; for the famine 1

to the famine 2

upon you famine 1

with famine 3

with hunger 3

with the famine 1

BSB (100)

a famine 5

and famine 20

and the famine 2

another famine 1

are starving 1

by famine 8

destined for famine 1

during the famine 1

famine 15

for the famine 1

from hunger 2

from the famine 1

in famine 3

in the famine 1

in their hunger 1

now the famine 1

of famine 11

of hunger 1

on account of famine 1

or famine 5

the famine 12

the one 1

there was a famine 1

to famine 2

to starve 1

when the famine 1

CSB (100)

are starving 1

by hunger 1

famine 66

famine - we 1

from famine 1

from hunger 1

hunger 4

of hunger 1

or famine 1

the famine 20

the famine - i 1

the one 1

their hunger 1

ESV (101)

famine 92

go hungry 1

hunger 8

KJV (100)

dearth 5

famine 86

famished 1

hunger 8

LEB (100)

a famine 8

against it famine 1

against you under conditions of famine 1

and because of the famine 1

and by the famine 6

and famine 3

and the famine 4

and with the famine 1

are destined for the famine 1

by famine 1

by starvation 1

by the famine 8

deadly famine against them 1

famine 18

for a famine 1

for their starvation 1

hunger 1

in famine 2

in starvation 1

in the famine 1

nor famine 1

now the famine 3

of famine 1

or by the famine 1

or famine 1

starvation 1

the famine 22

them alive in famine 1

to the famine 2

with hunger 1

with the famine 3

you famine 1

LSB (101)

famine 94

famished 1

hunger 6

N95 (99)

famine 92

famished 1

hunger 6

NAS (101)

famine 93

famished 1

hunger 7

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (100)

a famine 1

and by famine 1

and by the famine 7

and famine 2

and from the famine 1

and of the famine 1

and such as are for the famine 1

and the famine 4

and to the famine 1

and with famine 1

and with the famine 1

are famished 1

because of the famine 1

because the famine 1

by famine 2

by the famine 7

famine 4

for a famine 2

for hunger 1

for the famine 3

for their hunger 1

from the famine 1

heat of famine 1

if there is famine 2

in famine 2

neither shall you have famine 1

no famine on you 1

nor famine 1

not a famine 1

of famine 10

of that famine 1

of the famine 3

on you famine 1

that there was a famine 1

the famine 10

then the famine 1

there was a famine 4

there was famine 1

through the famine 1

to the famine 2

with famine 3

with hunger 3

with the famine 1

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

רָעָב₁₀₁ noun masculine^{Genesis 26:1} famine, hunger; — absolute ׳ר Genesis 12:10 +; suffix רְעָבָם Nehemiah 9:15;

1 famine (in land, nation or city), Genesis 12:10; Genesis 26:1; Genesis 41:30,31; Exodus 16:3; 2 Samuel 21:1; 2 Samuel 24:13 = 2 Kings 4:38; 2 Kings 6:25 +; ׳שְׁנֵי( הָ)ר Genesis 41:27,30,36, ׳שְׁנַת ר Genesis 41:50, but also ׳שָׁנִים ר [שָׁלוֺשׁ] שֶׁבַע 2 Samuel 24:13 (on Gender see Albr^{ZAW xvi (1896), 103}) = 1 Chronicles 21:12; with חזק ( be) severe Genesis 47:56; Genesis 47:57; 1 Kings 18:2; 1 Kings 25:3= Jeremiah 52:6, חזק עַל Genesis 47:20; with כָּבֵד Genesis 12:10; Genesis 47:4,13; גָּדוֺל 2 Kings 6:25; ׳זַלְעֲפוֺת ר Lamentations 5:10; ׳מְזֵי ר Deuteronomy 32:24 + Isaiah 5:13 (see [מָזֶה]), ׳תַּחֲלוּאֵי ר Jeremiah 14:18, ׳חַלֲלֵי ר Lamentations 5:10, ׳אֲסֻפֵי ר Ezekiel 34:29; ׳חִצֵּי הָר Ezekiel 5:16; as scourge of ׳י (+ חֶרֶב, דֶּבֶר, etc.; especially Jeremiah , Ezekiel), Jeremiah 5:12; Jeremiah 11:22; Jeremiah 14:12; Jeremiah 21:7,9; Ezekiel 5:2; Ezekiel 6:11,12 +, etc.; figurative of lack of ׳י s word Amos 8:11.

2 hunger, of individual Jeremiah 32:9; Deuteronomy 28:48 (+ צָמָא, etc.), 2 Chronicles 32:11 (+ id.).

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

רָעָב m. hunger, famine, whether of individuals, Lamentations 5:10 or of entire provinces, scarcity of grain, Genesis 12:10, 41:30, seq.

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List of Word Forms

בְּ֭רָעָב בְּרָעָ֖ב בְּרָעָ֥ב בְּרָעָ֧ב בָּֽרָעָב֙ בָּרָעָ֖ב בָּרָעָ֣ב בָּרָעָ֥ב בָּרָעָֽב׃ בָֽרָעָב֙ ברעב ברעב׃ הָֽרָעָ֔ב הָֽרָעָ֖ב הָרָעָ֑ב הָרָעָ֔ב הָרָעָ֖ב הָרָעָ֗ב הָרָעָ֣ב הָרָעָ֥ב הָרָעָ֨ב הָרָעָֽב׃ הָרָעָב֙ הרעב הרעב׃ וְהָרָעָ֖ב וְהָרָעָ֞ב וְהָרָעָ֣ב וְהָרָעָ֤ב וְהָרָעָ֥ב וְרָעָ֔ב וְרָעָ֖ב וְרָעָ֞ב וְרָעָב֒ וְרָעָב֙ וּבָֽרָעָב֙ וּבָרָעָ֖ב וּבָרָעָ֣ב וּבָרָעָ֥ב וּבָרָעָ֨ב וברעב והרעב ורעב לִרְעָבָ֔ם לָֽרָעָ֔ב לָֽרָעָב֙ לָרָעָ֗ב לרעב לרעבם מֵרָעָ֣ב מרעב רָ֭עָב רָעָ֑ב רָעָ֔ב רָעָ֖ב רָעָ֗ב רָעָ֛ב רָעָ֞ב רָעָ֣ב ׀ רָעָ֤ב רָעָ֥ב רָעָֽב׃ רָעָב֙ רָעָב֩ רעב רעב׃ bā·rā·‘āḇ ḇā·rā·‘āḇ bārā‘āḇ ḇārā‘āḇ baraAv bə·rā·‘āḇ bərā‘āḇ beraAv berao hā·rā·‘āḇ hārā‘āḇ haraAv lā·rā·‘āḇ lārā‘āḇ laraAv lir‘āḇām lir·‘ā·ḇām liraVam mê·rā·‘āḇ mêrā‘āḇ meraAv rā‘āḇ rā·‘āḇ raAv rao ū·ḇā·rā·‘āḇ ūḇārā‘āḇ uvaraAv varaAv veharaAv veraAv wə·hā·rā·‘āḇ wə·rā·‘āḇ wəhārā‘āḇ wərā‘āḇ