What does רָעָב · πεινάω mean in the Bible?
רָעָב · πεινάω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to hunger, experience physical need for food".
Hebrew · H7458, G3983
רָעֵב
Hunger (more or less extensive) · to famish (absolutely or comparatively); figuratively, to crave
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רָעָב H7458 hunger (more or less extensive)
Pronunciation rāʿāb
Famine as extended collective hunger; shifts from individual need to societal crisis and divine judgment.
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πεινάω G3983 to famish (absolutely or comparatively); figuratively, to crave
Pronunciation peináō
Physical hunger and spiritual craving for righteousness use the same verb, emphasizing their parallel intensity.
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What does רָעֵב (raev) mean in the Bible?
רָעָב · πεινάω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to hunger, experience physical need for food".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7458, G3983?
H7458, G3983 is connected to 101 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to hunger, experience physical need for food
Strong's H7458, G3983
Lexical occurrences 101 verses Source Gloss
to hunger, experience physical need for food
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
רָעֵב is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain