רעב

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Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ר־ע־ב (r-ʿ-b)

Related to Arabic رَغِبَ (raḡiba, “to desire”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

רָעֵב • (ra'év) (feminine רְעֵבָה, masculine plural רְעֵבִים, feminine plural רְעֵבוֹת)

  1. Hungry (desirous of food).

Noun

רָעָב • (ra'áv) m (no plural forms, singular construct רְעַב־)

  1. hunger

References

Verb

רָעַב • (ra'áv) (pa'al construction)

  1. To hunger, to be malnourished.

Conjugation

Conjugation of רָעַב (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first רָעַבְתִּי רָעַבְנוּ
second רָעַבְתָּ רָעַבְתְּ רְעַבְתֶּם1 רְעַבְתֶּן1
third רָעַב רָעֲבָה רָעֲבוּ
present רָעֵב רְעֵבָה רְעֵבִים רְעֵבוֹת
future first אֶרְעַב נִרְעַב
second תִּרְעַב תִּרְעֲבִי תִּרְעֲבוּ תִּרְעַבְנָה2
third יִרְעַב תִּרְעַב יִרְעֲבוּ תִּרְעַבְנָה2
imperative רְעַב רַעֲבִי רַעֲבוּ רְעַבְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced רָעַבְתֶּם and רָעַבְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

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