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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 - When all the land of Egypt experienced the famine, the people cried out to Pharaoh for food. Pharaoh said to all the people of Egypt, "Go to Joseph and do whatever he tells you."

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 8:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 8:3 - So he humbled you by making you hungry and then feeding you with unfamiliar manna. He did this to teach you that humankind cannot live by bread alone, but also by everything that comes from the LORD's mouth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 34:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:10 - Even young lions sometimes lack food and are hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 50:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:12 - Even if I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world and all it contains belong to me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:30 - People do not despise a thief when he steals to fulfill his need when he is hungry.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:3 - The LORD satisfies the appetite of the righteous, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:15 - Laziness brings on a deep sleep, and the idle person will go hungry.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 8:21

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:21 - They will pass through the land destitute and starving. Their hunger will make them angry, and they will curse their king and their God as they look upward.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 9:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:20 - They devoured on the right, but were still hungry, they ate on the left, but were not satisfied. People even ate the flesh of their own arm!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 44:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:12 - A blacksmith works with his tool and forges metal over the coals. He forms it with hammers; he makes it with his strong arm. He gets hungry and loses his energy; he drinks no water and gets tired.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 49:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:10 - They will not be hungry or thirsty; the sun's oppressive heat will not beat down on them, for one who has compassion on them will guide them; he will lead them to springs of water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 65:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:13 - So this is what the sovereign LORD says: "Look, my servants will eat, but you will be hungry! Look, my servants will drink, but you will be thirsty! Look, my servants will rejoice, but you will be humiliated!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 42:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 42:14 - You must not say, 'No, we will not stay. Instead we will go and live in the land of Egypt where we will not face war, or hear the enemy's trumpet calls, or starve for lack of food.'
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