רַעֲב֥וֹן
𐤓𐤏𐤁𐤅𐤍
rᵉʻâbôwn
famine
A state or period of severe hunger or scarcity of food, typically affecting a community or region. In biblical usage, often denotes a calamity in which the regular supply of food is disrupted, leading to deprivation and hardship for the population. The term can indicate both the literal absence of food as well as the distress caused by this shortage.
Genesis 42:19 · Word #13
Lexicon H7459
| Lemma | רְעָבוֹן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤓𐤏𐤁𐤅𐤍 |
| Transliteration | rᵉʻâbôwn |
| Strong's | H7459 |
| Definition | A state or period of severe hunger or scarcity of food, typically affecting a community or region. In biblical usage, often denotes a calamity in which the regular supply of food is disrupted, leading to deprivation and hardship for the population. The term can indicate both the literal absence of food as well as the distress caused by this shortage. |
Morphology HNcmsc
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 | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | famine |
SIBI-P1 Translation H7459-01
hunger-famine of
| Morphological Notes | Masculine singular common noun in construct state (HNcmsc). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun רְעָבוֹן abstracts the root רעב (to be hungry) into a communal or prolonged condition of hunger. Rendering it as "hunger-famine" preserves the root sense of hunger while reflecting its intensified, societal scope; the construct state is indicated by "of." |
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