רעב

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ר־ע־ב (r-ʿ-b)
1 term

Related to Arabic رَغِبَ (raḡiba, to desire).

Pronunciation

Adjective

רָעֵב • (ra'év) (feminine רְעֵבָה, masculine plural רְעֵבִים, feminine plural רְעֵבוֹת) [pattern: קָטֵל]

  1. hungry (desirous of food)

Noun

רָעָב • (ra'ávm (no plural forms, singular construct רְעַב־) [pattern: קָטָל]

  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 to-infinitive לרעוב / לִרְעֹב
action noun
passive participle
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

1 Pronounced רָעַבְתֶּם and רָעַבְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

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