Strong's Concordance/Hebrew/H7457

Strong's H7457 · Hebrew

רָעֵב

râʻêb · /raw-abe'/

Number
H7457
Language
Hebrew
Original word
רָעֵב
Transliteration
râʻêb
Pronunciation
raw-abe'
KJV occurrences
22 verses

Definition

hungry (more or less intensely)

KJV: hunger bitten, hungry.

Root / derivation: from H7456 (רָעֵב);

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered רָעֵב across 22 verses.

hungry21×
hungerbitten1×

Every occurrence (KJV)

22 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

1 Samuel1 verse
2 Samuel1 verse
2 Kings1 verse
Job4 verses
Psalms4 verses
Proverbs2 verses
Isaiah7 verses
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 their king and their God, and look upward.

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 his own arm: snatch: Heb cut

Isaiah 29:8

It shall even be as when an hungry man dreameth, and, behold, he eateth; but he awaketh, and his soul is empty: or as when a thirsty man dreameth, and, behold, he drinketh; but he awaketh, and, behold, he is faint, and his soul hath appetite: so shall the multitude of all the nations be, that fight against mount Zion.

Isaiah 32:6

For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against the LORD, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.

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 strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is faint. with the tongs: or, with an axe

Isaiah 58:7

Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh? cast: or, afflicted

Isaiah 58:10

And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday:

Ezekiel2 verses

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Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's H7457 (râʻêb) mean?

hungry (more or less intensely)

How many times does H7457 appear in the Bible?

Strong's H7457 (רָעֵב) appears in 22 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “hungry.”

How is râʻêb translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's H7457 is rendered as “hungry” (21×), “hungerbitten” (1×).

Where does the Hebrew word רָעֵב come from?

from H7456 (רָעֵב);