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rāʿēv רָעֵב ‘be hungry’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: a primitive root

rāʿēv v
1) to be hungry, be voracious
 1a) (Qal) to be hungry
 1b) (Hiphil) to allow one to be hungry, allow to hunger

Mentioned in Genesis 41:55 Deuteronomy 8:3 Isaiah 65:13, 44:12, 9:19, 8:21, 49:10 Jeremiah 42:14 Psalms 50:12, 34:11 Proverbs 25:21, 6:30, 10:3, 19:15 Job 5:5, 24:10, 22:7

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