רָעָב
raab (rāʿāḇ)
/raw-AHV/
“famine, hunger, dearth”
Famine, starvation; divine chastening withholding rain and fertility, and prophetically a famine of hearing God's words (Amos 8:11).
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
From רָעֵב (H7456) to be hungry.
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
faminehungerdearth
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: רָעָב (famine, hunger, dearth) -> G3042
Key Biblical Occurrences (6)
Foundational passages where רָעָב (raab) carries significant theological or narrative weight.