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Lexicon :: Strong's H7456 - rāʿēḇ

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רָעֵב
Transliteration
rāʿēḇ
Pronunciation
raw-abe'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2183

Strong’s Definitions

רָעֵב râʻêb, raw-abe'; a primitive root; to hunger:—(suffer to) famish, (be, have, suffer, suffer to) hunger(-ry).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's H7456 in the following manner: ..hunger (5x), hungry (4x), suffer famish (1x), famished (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x
The KJV translates Strong's H7456 in the following manner: ..hunger (5x), hungry (4x), suffer famish (1x), famished (1x).

  1. to be hungry, be voracious

    1. (Qal) to be hungry

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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
רָעֵב râʻêb, raw-abe'; a primitive root; to hunger:—(suffer to) famish, (be, have, suffer, suffer to) hunger(-ry).
STRONGS H7456: Abbreviations
† רָעֵב verb be hungry (Late Hebrew id. Hiph. and derivatives; Assyrian rûbatu, hunger; Arabic bdb094405 be roomy, voracious, bdb094406 desire vehemently; Ethiopic bdb094407 be hungry); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine plural ר׳ Isaiah 9:19; Isaiah 44:12; 3rd person plural רָעֵ֑בוּ Psalm 34:11; Imperfect 3rd person masculine plural יִרְעַב Isaiah 8:21, 1st person plural 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. allow one to hunger, subject י׳ : Imperfect 3rd person masculine plural וַיַּרְעִבֶ֑ךָ Deuteronomy 8:3 (opposed to וַיַּאֲִֽֽֽכלְךָ), יַרְעִיב נֶפֶשׁ Proverbs 10:3.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

41:55

Deuteronomy

8:3

Psalms

34:11; 50:12

Proverbs

6:30; 10:3; 19:15

Isaiah

8:21; 8:21; 9:19; 44:12; 49:10; 65:13

Jeremiah

42:14; 42:14

H7456

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7456 matches the Hebrew רָעֵב (rāʿēḇ),
which occurs 13 times in 13 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:55

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:55 - And all the land of Egypt was hungry; and the people cried to Pharao for bread. And Pharao said to all the Egyptians, Go to Joseph, and do whatsoever he shall tell you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 8:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 8:3 - And he afflicted thee and straitened thee with hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thy fathers knew not; that he might teach thee that [fn] man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God shall man live.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:10 - (LXX 33:11) The rich have become poor and hungry: but they that seek the Lord diligently shall not want any good thing. Pause.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:12 - (LXX 49:12) If I should be hungry, I will not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fulness of it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:30 - It is not to be wondered at if one should be taken stealing, for he steals that when hungry he may satisfy his soul:

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:3 - The Lord will not famish a righteous soul: but he will overthrow the life of the ungodly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:15 - [fn]Cowardice possesses the effeminate man; and the soul of the sluggard shall hunger.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:21

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:21 - And famine shall come sorely upon you, and it shall come to pass, that when ye shall be hungry, ye shall be grieved, and ye shall speak ill of the prince and your fathers' ordinances: and they shall look up to heaven above,

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:20 - (LXX 9:19) But one shall turn aside to the right hand, for he shall be hungry; and shall eat on the left, and a man shall by no means be satisfied with eating the flesh of his own arm.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:12 - For the artificer sharpens the iron; he fashions the idol with an axe, and fixes it with an awl, and fashions it with the strength of his arm: and he will be hungry and weak, and will drink no water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:10 - [fn] They shall not hunger, neither shall they thirst; neither shall the heat nor the sun smite them; but he that has mercy on them shall comfort them, and by fountains of waters shall he lead them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:13 - Therefore thus saith the Lord, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall hunger: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall thirst: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 42:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 42:14 - (LXX 49:14) for we will go into the land of Egypt, and we shall see no war, and shall not hear the sound of a trumpet, and we shall not hunger for bread; and there we will dwell:
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