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רָעֵב H7456
H7456 is the Hebrew word רָעֵב, transliterated râʻêb and said raw-abe'. The King James Version most often renders it hungry.
What it means
to hunger.
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 10 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: (suffer to) famish, (be, have, suffer, suffer to) hunger(-ry).
Verses using רָעֵב
All 9 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 41:55 · KJV
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 you, do.
Deuteronomy 8:3 · KJV
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 that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.
Psalm 34:10 · KJV
The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.
Psalm 50:12 · KJV
If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof.
Proverbs 10:3 · KJV
The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.
Isaiah 8:21 · KJV
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 their king and their God, and look upward.
Isaiah 49:10 · KJV
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 he guide them.
Isaiah 65:13 · KJV
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 servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed:
Jeremiah 42:14 · KJV
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 dwell:
Common questions
What does Strong's H7456 mean?
H7456 is the Hebrew word רָעֵב (râʻêb), meaning to hunger.
How is H7456 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it hungry (2 times), famished (1 time), suffered thee to hunger (1 time), suffer hunger (1 time), if i were hungry (1 time), among others.
How many times does H7456 appear in the Bible?
רָעֵב (râʻêb) is tagged in 9 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H7456 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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