רָעֵבrâʻêb

Same root

• רָעֵבrâʻêb · H7456to hunger

Where it appears

Appears 20 times in the Bible.

• 1 Samuel 2:5 Those who were well fed are now starving, and those who were starving are now full. The childless woman now has seven children, and the woman with many children wastes away.
• 2 Samuel 17:29 honey, butter, sheep, goats, and cheese for David and those who were with him. For they said, “You must all be very hungry and tired and thirsty after your long march through the wilderness.”
• 2 Kings 7:12 The king got out of bed in the middle of the night and told his officers, “I know what has happened. The Arameans know we are starving, so they have left their camp and have hidden in the fields. They are expecting us to leave the city, and then they will take us alive and capture the city.”
• Job 5:5 The hungry devour their harvest, even when it is guarded by brambles. The thirsty pant after their wealth.
• Job 18:12 Hunger depletes their strength, and calamity waits for them to stumble.
• Job 22:7 You must have refused water for the thirsty and food for the hungry.