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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 Box Gen 41:55

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:55 - And all the land of Egypt suffered from the dearth. And the people cried to Pharaoh for bread; and Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians, Go to Joseph: what he says to you, that do.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 8:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 8:3 - And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with the manna, which thou hadst not known, and which thy fathers knew not; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread alone, but by everything that goeth out of the mouth of Jehovah doth man live.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 34:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:10 - The young lions are in need and suffer hunger; but they that seek Jehovah shall not want any good.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 50:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:12 - If I were hungry, I would not tell thee; for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:30 - They do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry:

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:3 - Jehovah suffereth not the soul of the righteous man to famish; but he repelleth the craving of the wicked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:15 - Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep, and the idle soul shall suffer hunger.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 8:21

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:21 - And they shall pass through it, hard pressed and hungry; and it shall come to pass when they are hungry, they will fret themselves, and curse their king and their God, and will gaze upward:

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 9:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:20 - and he snatcheth on the right hand, and is hungry, and eateth on the left hand; and they are not satisfied. They eat every man the flesh of his own arm:

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 44:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:12 - The iron-smith hath a chisel, and he worketh in the coals, and he fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with his strong arm; -- but he is hungry, and his strength faileth; he hath not drunk water, and he is faint.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 49:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:10 - They shall not hunger nor thirst, neither shall the heat nor sun smite them; for he that hath mercy on them will lead them, and by the springs of water will he guide them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 65:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:13 - Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, my servants shall eat, and *ye* shall be hungry; behold, my servants shall drink, and *ye* shall be thirsty; behold, my servants shall rejoice, and *ye* shall be ashamed;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 42:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 42:14 - saying, No; but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor have hunger for bread; and there will we dwell;
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