Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
be hungry
Usage: 1) to be hungry, be voracious 1a) (Qal) to be hungry 1b) (Hiphil) to allow one to be hungry, allow to hunger
Strong's Number
H7456
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
13
Books
6
Strong's H7456 Quick Answer
Strong's H7456 רָעֵב (ra`eb) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. ra`eb (raw-abe') v. 1. to hunger [a primitive root] It has 13 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include hunger and suffer. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- ra`eb (raw-abe') v. 1. to hunger [a primitive root]
- Usage
- 13 linked usages
- Books
- 6 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- hunger and suffer
Meaning and Definition
ra`eb (raw-abe') v. 1. to hunger [a primitive root] KJV: (suffer to) famish, (be, have, suffer, suffer to) hunger(-ry).
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7456. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H7456 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render ra`eb, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
hunger
Deuteronomy 8:3
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suffer
Proverbs 10:3
How Strong's H7456 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 13 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H7456 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H7456 in the Old Testament
13 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread: and Pharaoh said unto all the Egyptians, Go unto Joseph; what he saith to you, do.
And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.
The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.
Usage Excerpts
First 13 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7456.
And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread: and Pharaoh said unto all the Egyptians, Go unto Joseph; what he saith to you, do.
And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.
The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.
If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof.
Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse their king and their God, and look upward.
And he shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm:
The smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is faint.
They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed:
Saying, No; but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor have hunger of bread; and there will we dwell:
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7456, grouped by book.
Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 2 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 3 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 5 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H7456 FAQ
What does raeb (רָעֵב) mean?
Raeb (Strong's H7456) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "have". ra`eb (raw-abe') v. 1. to hunger [a primitive root]
How many times is raeb (רָעֵב) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 13 linked usages for Strong's H7456 across 6 books.
Where can I study raeb (רָעֵב) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7456 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate raeb (רָעֵב)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as hunger and suffer. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.