The meaning of “רָעָב”
Understanding râʻâb reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
dearth, famine, [phrase] famished, hunger. - hunger (more or less extensive) 1) famine, hunger 1a) famine (in land, nati...
רָעָב
dearth, famine, [phrase] famished, hunger. - hunger (more or less extensive) 1) famine, hunger 1a) famine (in land, nation) 1a1) of Jehovah's word (fig) 1b) hunger (of individuals)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 41:56 | “And the famine was over all the face of the earth: And Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt.” Word: רָעָב (râʻâb) | |
| Ruth 1:1 | “Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Beth–lehem–judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.” Word: רָעָב (râʻâb) | |
| 2 Kings 7:4 | “If we say, We will enter into the city, then the famine is in the city, and we shall die there: and if we sit still here, we die also. Now therefore come, and let us fall unto the host of the Syrians: if they save us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall but die.” Word: רָעָב (râʻâb) | |
| Nehemiah 9:15 | “And gavest them bread from heaven for their hunger, and broughtest forth water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and promisedst them that they should go in to possess the land which thou hadst sworn to give them.” Word: רָעָב (râʻâb) | |
| Isaiah 14:30 | “And the firstborn of the poor shall feed, and the needy shall lie down in safety: and I will kill thy root with famine, and he shall slay thy remnant.” Word: רָעָב (râʻâb) |