רָעַב
Meanings
Pa'al verb
1. to hunger, to be malnourished
Pronunciation
ra'áv
Examples6
תֵּן לוֹ לִרְעֹב.
Let him go hungry.
בתְּקוּפַת בַּצֹּרֶת, אֲנָשִׁים רַבִּים וּבַעַלֵי חַיִּים רעבו עַד מָוֶת.
In the drought, many people and animals starved to death.
לְדַעַת אֲנָשִׁים מְסֻיָּמִים, חֹפֶשׁ בְּהֶכְרֵחַ כּוֹלֵל אֵת הַחֹפֶשׁ לִרְעֹב.
In the lights of some, freedom necessarily includes the freedom to starve.
הֵם רעבו.
They were hungry.
הציפורים רעבו.
The birds were hungry.
עַצְלָה תַּפִּיל תַּרְדֵּמָה וְנֶפֶשׁ רְמִיָּה תִּרְעַב׃
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.