רָעֵב raev
Hebrew word for “be hungry” · Strong’s H7456 · used 13 times in 13 verses
Meaning
1) to be hungry, be voracious; 1a) (Qal) to be hungry; 1b) (Hiphil) to allow one to be hungry, allow to hunger
How it is translated
Glosses given for raev in context, with how often each is used:
- will be hungry 7
- hungry 4
- caused to hunger 1
- allows to hunger 1
Where it is used
Chapters where it is used most
Genesis 41 (1), Deuteronomy 8 (1), Psalms 34 (1), Psalms 50 (1), Proverbs 6 (1), Proverbs 10 (1), Proverbs 19 (1), Isaiah 8 (1), Isaiah 9 (1), Isaiah 44 (1)
Forms
- ירעב 2
- ותרעב 1
- וירעבך 1
- ורעבו 1
- ארעב 1
- ירעיב 1
- תרעב 1
- ורעב 1
- רעב 1
- ירעבו 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with raev more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- צָמֵא tsame “to thirst” 2
- לֶחֶם lechem “food” 3
- זְרוֹעַ zeroa “arm” 2
- נֶפֶשׁ nephesh “soul” 3
- אָכַל akhal “to eat” 3
- שָׁתָה shatah “to drink” 2
- מַי mayim “water” 2
- מִצְרַיִם mitsrayim “Egypt” 2
Key verses
The verses using raev that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Genesis 41:55 — And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread: and Pharaoh said unto all the Egyptians, Go unto Joseph; what he saith to…
- Deuteronomy 8:3 — And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know…
- Psalms 34:10 — The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.
- Psalms 50:12 — If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof.
- Proverbs 10:3 — The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.
- Proverbs 19:15 — Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
- Isaiah 8:21 — And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse…
- Isaiah 9:20 — And he shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of…
- Isaiah 44:12 — The smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is hungry, and his…
- Isaiah 49:10 — They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall…
- Isaiah 65:13 — Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my…
- Jeremiah 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 of bread; and there will we…
See all 13 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.