7458 - raab

Strong's Concordance

Original word: רָעָב
Transliteration: raab
Definition (short): famine
Definition (full): famine, hunger

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin: from raeb
Definition: famine, hunger
NASB Translation: famine (94), famished (1), hunger (6).
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

From ra'eb; hunger (more or less extensive) -- dearth, famine, + famished, hunger.

see HEBREW ra'eb

KJV: And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land.
NASB: Now there was a famine in the land; so Abram went down to Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine was severe in the land.
KJV: And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar.
NASB: Now there was a famine in the land, besides the previous famine that had occurred in the days of Abraham. So Isaac went to Gerar, to Abimelech king of the Philistines.
KJV: And the seven thin and ill favoured kine that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine.
NASB: "The seven lean and ugly cows that came up after them are seven years, and the seven thin ears scorched by the east wind will be seven years of famine.