רָעֵב
To hunger
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What does רָעֵב mean in the Bible?
רָעֵב is a Hebrew word meaning "to hunger". to hunger BDB: be hungry Usage: (suffer to) famish, (be, have, suffer, suffer to) hunger(-ry).
Meaning
to hunger BDB: be hungry Usage: (suffer to) famish, (be, have, suffer, suffer to) hunger(-ry).
Word Origins
רָעֵב is a primitive root — no further derivation.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.