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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.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
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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 Box Gen 41:55

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:55 - Then all the land of Egypt was famished H7456, and the people cried out to Pharaoh for bread; and Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians, “Go to Joseph; whatever he says to you, you shall do.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 8:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 8:3 - “And He humbled you and let you be hungry H7456 and fed you with manna which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that He might make you know that man does not live by bread alone, but by everything that proceeds out of the mouth of Yahweh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 34:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:10 -

Kaph

The young lions do lack and suffer H7456 hunger H7456;

But they who inquire of Yahweh shall not be in want of any good thing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:12 -

“If I were hungry H7456 I would not tell you,

For the world is Mine, as well as its fullness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:30 -

[fn]Men do not despise a thief if he steals

To fill [fn]himself when he is hungry H7456;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:3 -

Yahweh will not allow the soul of the righteous to hunger H7456,

But He will push away the craving of the wicked.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:15 -

Laziness casts into a deep sleep,

And a slack-handed soul will suffer H7456 hunger H7456.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 8:21

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:21 - And they will pass through [fn]the land hard-pressed and hungry, and it will be that when they are hungry H7456, they will be angry and curse [fn]their king and their God as they face upward.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:20 -

[fn]They slice off what is on the right hand but still are hungry H7456,

And [fn]they eat what is on the left hand but they are not satisfied;

Each of them eats the flesh of his own arm.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:12 -

The man crafts iron into a cutting tool and does his work over the coals, [fn]forming it with hammers and working it with his powerful arm. He also gets H7456 hungry H7456 and has no power; he drinks no water and becomes weary.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:10 -

“They will not hunger H7456 or thirst,

Nor will the scorching heat or sun strike them down;

For He who has compassion on them will guide them

And will lead them to springs of water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:13 -

Therefore, thus says Lord Yahweh,

“Behold, My slaves will eat, but you will be hungry H7456.

Behold, My slaves will drink, but you will be thirsty.

Behold, My slaves will be glad, but you will be put to shame.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 42:14 - saying, “No, but we will go to the land of Egypt, where we will not see war or hear the sound of a trumpet or hunger H7456 for bread, and we will stay there,”
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