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Bible Lexicons

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Strong's #7456 - רָעֵב

Transliteration

râʻêb

Phonetics

raw-abe'

Origin

a primitive root

Parts of Speech

verb

TWOT

2183

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

to be hungry, be voracious
1. (Qal) to be hungry
2. (Hiphil) to allow one to be hungry, allow to hunger

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 3983 ‑ πεινάω (pi‑nah'‑o);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (12)

Genesis 1

Deuteronomy 1

Psalms 2

Proverbs 4

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 1

BSB (13)

Genesis 1

Deuteronomy 1

Psalms 2

Proverbs 3

Isaiah 5

Jeremiah 1

CSB (12)

Genesis 1

Deuteronomy 1

Psalms 2

Proverbs 3

Isaiah 5

Jeremiah 1

ESV (11)

Genesis 1

Deuteronomy 1

Psalms 2

Proverbs 3

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 1

KJV (12)

Genesis 1

Deuteronomy 1

Psalms 2

Proverbs 4

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 1

LEB (17)

Genesis 1

Deuteronomy 1

Job 3

Psalms 2

Proverbs 4

Isaiah 5

Jeremiah 1

LSB (16)

Genesis 1

Deuteronomy 1

Psalms 3

Proverbs 4

Isaiah 6

Jeremiah 1

N95 (13)

Genesis 1

Deuteronomy 1

Proverbs 4

Isaiah 6

Jeremiah 1

NAS (18)

Genesis 1

Deuteronomy 1

Psalms 3

Proverbs 4

Isaiah 6

Jeremiah 1

NLT (0)

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (12)

Genesis 1

Deuteronomy 1

Psalms 2

Proverbs 4

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 1

ASV (12)

and it shall come to pass that, when they shall be hungry 1

and suffer hunger 1

but ye shall be hungry 1

if i were hungry 1

nor have hunger 1

shall suffer hunger 1

thee, and suffered thee to hunger 1

they shall not hunger 1

to famish 1

was famished 1

when he is hungry 1

will not suffer 1

BSB (13)

and hungry 1

and in your hunger 1

but they are still hungry 1

go hungry 1

he grows hungry 1

hunger 2

i were hungry 1

or hunger 1

they are famished 1

when extreme hunger 1

will go hungry 1

will suffer hunger 1

CSB (12)

famished 1

go hungry 2

hunger 3

hungry 3

still hungry 1

will be hungry 1

will go hungry 1

ESV (11)

famished 1

hunger 3

hungry 6

suffer hunger 1

KJV (12)

famish 1

famished 1

hunger 5

hungry 4

suffer 1

LEB (17)

and hungry 1

and suffer hunger 1

be hungry 2

but still were hungry 1

he becomes hungry 1

he is hungry 1

i were hungry 1

is hungry 1

it is hungry 1

the hungry 2

was hungry 1

will 1

will suffer hunger 1

you and let you go hungry 1

you shall be hungry 1

LSB (16)

famished 1

gets 1

hunger 5

hungry 7

suffer 2

N95 (13)

famished 1

gets 1

hunger 4

hungry 6

suffer 1

NAS (18)

famine 1

gets 1

go 1

hunger 5

hungry 7

suffer 2

suffered 1

NLT (0)

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (12)

and it will happen that when they are hungry 1

and suffer hunger 1

but you shall be hungry 1

if i were hungry 1

nor have hunger 1

shall suffer hunger 1

they shall not hunger 1

to go hungry 1

was famished 1

when he is hungry 1

will not allow 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

רָעֵב verb be hungry (Late Hebrew id. Hiph`il and derivatives; Assyrian rûbatu, hunger; Arabic

be roomy, voracious,

desire vehemently; Ethiopic

be hungry); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳ר Isaiah 9:19; Isaiah 44:12; 3 plural רָעֵ֑בוּ Psalm 34:11; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִרְעַב Isaiah 8:21,1plural נִרְעַב Jeremiah 42:14, etc.; — be hungry Isaiah 8:21; Genesis 41:55 (E; of land, = have famine), Jeremiah 42:14 (לַלֶּחֶם), Isaiah 49:10 ("" צמא), Isaiah 65:13 ("" id.; opposed to אכל), Psalm 50:12 if I should be hungry (of ׳י), Proverbs 6:30; Proverbs 19:15.

Hiph`il allow one to hunger, subject ׳י: Imperfect 3 masculine singular וַיַּרְעִבֶ֑ךָ Deuteronomy 8:3 (opposed to וַיַּאֲִכלְךָ), יַרְעִיב נֶפֶשׁ Proverbs 10:3.

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

אֶ֭רְעַב ארעב וְרָעֵ֑בוּ וְרָעֵ֔ב וַיַּרְעִבֶךָ֒ וַתִּרְעַב֙ וּ֝מֵרָעֵ֗ב וּ֝רְעֵבִ֗ים וירעבך ומרעב ורעב ורעבו ורעבים ותרעב יִרְעַ֜ב יִרְעָ֙בוּ֙ יִרְעָֽב׃ יַרְעִ֣יב ירעב ירעב׃ ירעבו ירעיב נִרְעָ֖ב נרעב רָ֘עֵ֤ב רָעֵ֣ב רָעֵב֙ רעב תִּרְעָ֔בוּ תִרְעָֽב׃ תרעב׃ תרעבו ’er‘aḇ ’er·‘aḇ Erav nir‘āḇ nir·‘āḇ nirAv rā‘êḇ rā·‘êḇ raEv ṯir‘āḇ tir‘āḇū tir·‘ā·ḇū ṯir·‘āḇ tirAv tirAvu ū·mê·rā·‘êḇ ū·rə·‘ê·ḇîm ūmêrā‘êḇ umeraEv ūrə‘êḇîm ureeVim vaiyariveCha vattirAv veraEv veraEvu wat·tir·‘aḇ wattir‘aḇ way·yar·‘i·ḇe·ḵā wayyar‘iḇeḵā wə·rā·‘ê·ḇū wə·rā·‘êḇ wərā‘êḇ wərā‘êḇū yar‘îḇ yar·‘îḇ yarIv yir‘aḇ yir‘āḇ yir‘āḇū yir·‘ā·ḇū yir·‘aḇ yir·‘āḇ yirAv yirAvu