רעב

Hebrew

Etymology
Root
ר־ע־ב (r-ʿ-b)

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 (no plural forms, singular construct רְעַב־) [pattern: קָטָל]

  1. hunger

References

Verb

רָעַב • (ra'áv) third-singular masculine past (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. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

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