רעב

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ר־ע־ב‎

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

Adjective

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

  1. Hungry (desirous of food).

Noun

רָעָב • (ra'áv) m

  1. hunger

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
  • to-infinitive: לרעוב \ לִרְעֹב‎
  • action noun: —
  • passive participle: —
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first רָעַבְתִּי‎רָעַבְנוּ‎
second רָעַבְתָּ‎רָעַבְתְּ‎רְעַבְתֶּם‎1רְעַבְתֶּן‎1
third רָעַברָעֲבָה‎רָעֲבוּ‎
present רָעֵברְעֵבָה‎רְעֵבִים‎רְעֵבוֹת‎
future first אֶרְעַב‎נִרְעַב‎
second תִּרְעַב‎תִּרְעֲבִי‎תִּרְעֲבוּ‎תִּרְעַבְנָה‎2
third יִרְעַב‎תִּרְעַב‎יִרְעֲבוּ‎תִּרְעַבְנָה‎2
imperative רְעַברַעֲבִי‎רַעֲבוּ‎רְעַבְנָה‎2
notes
  1. Pronounced רָעַבְתֶּם‎ and רָעַבְתֶּן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Uncommon in Modern Hebrew.

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