וַ/תִּרְעַב֙
𐤅/𐤕𐤓𐤏𐤁
râʻêb
was famished
To experience hunger, to be in a state of lacking food, to feel physical hunger. In extended senses, refers to people or animals suffering from want or lack of nourishment, or metaphorically to a longing or deep need. The term most commonly describes literal hunger but may be used metaphorically in poetic or prophetic texts to express intense need or deprivation.
Genesis 41:55 · Word #1
Lexicon H7456
| Lemma | רָעֵב |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤓𐤏𐤁 |
| Transliteration | râʻêb |
| Strong's | H7456 |
| Definition | To experience hunger, to be in a state of lacking food, to feel physical hunger. In extended senses, refers to people or animals suffering from want or lack of nourishment, or metaphorically to a longing or deep need. The term most commonly describes literal hunger but may be used metaphorically in poetic or prophetic texts to express intense need or deprivation. |
Morphology HC/Vqw3fs
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | was famished |
SIBI-P1 Translation H7456-06
and she hungered
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, sequential imperfect (wayyiqtol), 3rd person feminine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal stem expresses the simple action of entering or being in a state of hunger. The sequential imperfect (wayyiqtol) 3rd feminine singular indicates a completed past narrative action, rendered as "and she hungered," preserving both tense flow and feminine singular form. |
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