רָעָ֣ב
𐤓𐤏𐤁
raav
famine
from רָעֵב; hunger (more or less extensive); dearth, famine, [phrase] famished, hunger.
2 Samuel 24:13 · Word #13
Lexicon H7458
| Lemma | רָעָב |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤓𐤏𐤁 |
| Transliteration | râʻâb |
| Strong's | H7458 |
| In-context | famine |
Morphology HNcmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H7458-07
hunger
| Morphological Notes | Common masculine singular noun in the absolute state; no article or pronominal suffix; from the verbal root רעב ("to be hungry"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun רָעָב is a masculine singular absolute form derived from the root רעב, meaning "to be hungry." Rendering it as "hunger" preserves the core experiential sense of the root rather than abstracting it to "famine," and it accurately reflects the singular, absolute noun form in the morphology (HNcmsa). |
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Words from Root רעב (hunger, starvation, lack of food, craving)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H7458-01 |
baraav | in the hunger-famine |
H7458-02 |
beraav | in famine |
H7456-01 |
ereav | I would hunger |
Word Usage (101 occurrences of H7458)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 12:10 | רָעָ֖ב | raav | famine |
| Genesis 12:10 | הָ/רָעָ֖ב | haraav | the famine |
| Genesis 26:1 | רָעָב֙ | raav | a famine |