Strong's Hebrew: 7457. רָעֵב (raeb) -- Hungry
Strong's Lexicon
raeb: Hungry
Original Word: רָעֵב
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: ra`eb
Pronunciation: rah-AYV
Phonetic Spelling: (raw-abe')
Definition: Hungry
Meaning: hungry
Word Origin: From the root verb רָעֵב (ra'av), meaning "to be hungry" or "to hunger."
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G3983 (peinao) - to hunger, be hungry
- G3984 (peinos) - hungry
Usage: The Hebrew word "raeb" is used to describe a state of physical hunger or a lack of food. It can also metaphorically represent a deep longing or desire for something, often used in a spiritual context to describe a yearning for God or righteousness.
Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, hunger was a common experience due to the agrarian society's dependence on seasonal crops and the vulnerability to famine. Hunger was not only a physical condition but also a symbol of spiritual need and dependence on God for sustenance. The Israelites were reminded of their reliance on God through experiences of hunger, such as during their wilderness wanderings when God provided manna.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from raeb
Definition
hungry
NASB Translation
famished (3), hungry (16), hungry man (1).
Brown-Driver-Briggs
רָעֵב adjective hungry; — absolute ׳ר 2 Samuel 17:29 +; feminine singular רְעֵבָה Psalm 107:9; Proverbs 27:7; masculine plural רְעֵבִים 1 Samuel 2:5 +; — hungry (sometimes + צָמֵא, עָיֵף), 2 Samuel 17:29; 2 Kings 7:12; Isaiah 8:21; Proverbs 25:21; Psalm 107:5; נֶפֶשׁ רְעֵבָה Psalm 107:9; Proverbs 27:7; as substantive singular a hungry man Isaiah 29:8; Isaiah 32:6; Isaiah 58:7,10; Ezekiel 18:7,16; Job 5:5 (BevJPhil. xxvi. 304 proposes רָעָב, compare Ezekiel 7:15) Ezekiel 22:7, plural 1 Samuel 2:5 (opposed to שְׂבֵעִים בַּלֶּחֶם), Job 24:10 ("" עָרוֺם), Psalm 107:36; Psalm 146:7; יְהִירָֿעֵב אֹנוֺ Job 18:12 (figurative) his strength grows hungry, i.e. fails (ᵑ9 Ew Di and others); ᵑ6 De Bu Du (reading אָוֶן) al. his trouble grows hungry (i.e. ravenous for him), but ׳ר never elsewhere in this sense.
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
hunger bitten, hungry
From ra'eb; hungry (more or less intensely) -- hunger bitten, hungry.
see HEBREW ra'eb
Forms and Transliterations
הָרָעֵ֜ב הרעב וְרָעֵ֑ב וּרְעֵבִ֖ים ורעב ורעבים לְרָעֵ֣ב לָֽרָעֵב֙ לָרְעֵבִ֑ים לרעב לרעבים רְ֝עֵבָ֗ה רְ֝עֵבָה רְעֵבִ֑ים רְעֵבִ֣ים רְעֵבִ֥ים רָעֵ֔ב רָעֵ֛ב רָעֵ֥ב רעב רעבה רעבים hā·rā·‘êḇ hārā‘êḇ haraEv lā·rā·‘êḇ lā·rə·‘ê·ḇîm lārā‘êḇ laraEv lārə‘êḇîm lareeVim lə·rā·‘êḇ lərā‘êḇ leraEv rā‘êḇ rā·‘êḇ raEv rə‘êḇāh rə‘êḇîm rə·‘ê·ḇāh rə·‘ê·ḇîm Reevah reeVim ū·rə·‘ê·ḇîm ūrə‘êḇîm ureeVim veraEv wə·rā·‘êḇ wərā‘êḇ
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1 Samuel 2:5
HEB: בַּלֶּ֙חֶם֙ נִשְׂכָּ֔רוּ וּרְעֵבִ֖ים חָדֵ֑לּוּ עַד־
NAS: themselves out for bread, But those who were hungry cease
KJV: themselves for bread; and [they that were] hungry ceased:
INT: bread hire were hungry cease Even
2 Samuel 17:29
HEB: אָמְר֔וּ הָעָ֗ם רָעֵ֛ב וְעָיֵ֥ף וְצָמֵ֖א
NAS: The people are hungry and weary
KJV: The people [is] hungry, and weary,
INT: said the people are hungry and weary and thirsty
2 Kings 7:12
HEB: יָדְע֞וּ כִּי־ רְעֵבִ֣ים אֲנַ֗חְנוּ וַיֵּצְא֤וּ
NAS: to us. They know that we are hungry; therefore they have gone
KJV: to us. They know that we [be] hungry; therefore are they gone out
INT: know When are hungry we have gone
Job 18:12
HEB: יְהִי־ רָעֵ֥ב אֹנ֑וֹ וְ֝אֵ֗יד
NAS: His strength is famished, And calamity
KJV: His strength shall be hungerbitten, and destruction
INT: become is famished his strength and calamity
Psalm 107:5
HEB: רְעֵבִ֥ים גַּם־ צְמֵאִ֑ים
NAS: [They were] hungry and thirsty;
KJV: Hungry and thirsty, their soul
INT: hungry again and thirsty
Psalm 107:9
HEB: שֹׁקֵקָ֑ה וְנֶ֥פֶשׁ רְ֝עֵבָה מִלֵּא־ טֽוֹב׃
NAS: soul, And the hungry soul
KJV: and filleth the hungry soul
INT: the thirsty soul and the hungry has filled what
Psalm 107:36
HEB: וַיּ֣וֹשֶׁב שָׁ֣ם רְעֵבִ֑ים וַ֝יְכוֹנְנ֗וּ עִ֣יר
NAS: And there He makes the hungry to dwell,
KJV: And there he maketh the hungry to dwell,
INT: to dwell and there the hungry may establish city
Psalm 146:7
HEB: נֹתֵ֣ן לֶ֭חֶם לָרְעֵבִ֑ים יְ֝הוָ֗ה מַתִּ֥יר
NAS: food to the hungry. The LORD
KJV: food to the hungry. The LORD
INT: gives food to the hungry the LORD sets
Proverbs 27:7
HEB: נֹ֑פֶת וְנֶ֥פֶשׁ רְ֝עֵבָ֗ה כָּל־ מַ֥ר
NAS: honey, But to a famished man
KJV: an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul
INT: honey man to a famished any bitter
Isaiah 8:21
HEB: בָּ֖הּ נִקְשֶׁ֣ה וְרָעֵ֑ב וְהָיָ֨ה כִֽי־
NAS: through the land hard-pressed and famished, and it will turn
KJV: through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry,
INT: will pass hard-pressed and famished become when
Isaiah 29:8
HEB: כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ יַחֲלֹ֨ם הָרָעֵ֜ב וְהִנֵּ֣ה אוֹכֵ֗ל
NAS: It will be as when a hungry man dreams--
KJV: It shall even be as when an hungry [man] dreameth,
INT: when dreams A hungry behold is eating
Isaiah 32:6
HEB: לְהָרִיק֙ נֶ֣פֶשׁ רָעֵ֔ב וּמַשְׁקֶ֥ה צָמֵ֖א
NAS: To keep the hungry person
KJV: the soul of the hungry, and he will cause the drink
INT: empty person the hungry drink the thirsty
Isaiah 58:7
HEB: הֲל֨וֹא פָרֹ֤ס לָֽרָעֵב֙ לַחְמֶ֔ךָ וַעֲנִיִּ֥ים
NAS: your bread with the hungry And bring
KJV: thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring
INT: not to divide the hungry your bread poor
Isaiah 58:10
HEB: וְתָפֵ֤ק לָֽרָעֵב֙ נַפְשֶׁ֔ךָ וְנֶ֥פֶשׁ
NAS: yourself to the hungry And satisfy
KJV: thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy
INT: give to the hungry yourself the desire
Ezekiel 18:7
HEB: יִגְזֹ֑ל לַחְמוֹ֙ לְרָעֵ֣ב יִתֵּ֔ן וְעֵירֹ֖ם
NAS: his bread to the hungry and covers
KJV: his bread to the hungry, and hath covered
INT: commit his bread to the hungry gives the naked
Ezekiel 18:16
HEB: גָזָ֑ל לַחְמוֹ֙ לְרָעֵ֣ב נָתָ֔ן וְעֵר֖וֹם
NAS: his bread to the hungry and covers
KJV: his bread to the hungry, and hath covered
INT: commit his bread to the hungry gives the naked