רָעֵב
ra.ev (H7456)
be hungry
AI Word Study
The Hebrew word "ra.ev" (H7456), translated as "be hungry," is a basic verb that communicates a universal human experience. Its definition reveals a straightforward meaning, emphasizing a state of physical need and lack of sustenance. This fundamental concept is likely used to depict everyday situations, as its 13 occurrences in the Bible suggest. The extensive usage of this word indicates its commonality in everyday life, making it an important term for understanding various biblical accounts. It is probable that "ra.ev" was often used to describe a general condition rather than a specific event, making it a relatable and natural aspect of daily life. This mundane expression serves as a base to convey other emotions or situations, highlighting the word's practical and down-to-earth significance.
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When all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread, and Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians, “Go to Joseph. What he says to you, do.”
He humbled you, allowed you to be hungry, and fed you with manna, which you didn’t know, neither did your fathers know, that he might teach you that man does not live by bread only, but man lives by every word that proceeds out of Yahweh’s mouth.
The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger, but those who seek Yahweh shall not lack any good thing.
If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world is mine, and all that is in it.
Men don’t despise a thief if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry;
Yahweh will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry, but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.
Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep. The idle soul shall suffer hunger.
They will pass through it, very distressed and hungry. It will happen that when they are hungry, they will worry, and curse by their king and by their God. They will turn their faces upward,
One will devour on the right hand, and be hungry; and he will eat on the left hand, and they will not be satisfied. Everyone will eat the flesh of his own arm:
The blacksmith takes an ax, works in the coals, fashions it with hammers, and works it with his strong arm. He is hungry, and his strength fails; he drinks no water, and is faint.
They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun strike them: for he who has mercy on them will lead them. He will guide them by springs of water.
Therefore the Lord Yahweh says, “Behold, my servants will eat, but you will be hungry; behold, my servants will drink, but you will be thirsty. Behold, my servants will rejoice, but you will be disappointed;
saying, “No; but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we will see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor have hunger of bread; and there will we dwell:” ’