וּ/רְעֵבִ֖ים
𐤅/𐤓𐤏𐤁𐤉𐤌
râʻêb
and the hungry
Experiencing hunger; feeling or being in a state of needing food. In biblical usage, the adjective רָעֵב describes both literal physical hunger and, less commonly, metaphorical or existential deprivation.
1 Samuel 2:5 · Word #4
Lexicon H7457
| Lemma | רָעֵב |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤓𐤏𐤁 |
| Transliteration | râʻêb |
| Strong's | H7457 |
| Definition | Experiencing hunger; feeling or being in a state of needing food. In biblical usage, the adjective רָעֵב describes both literal physical hunger and, less commonly, metaphorical or existential deprivation. |
Morphology HC/Aampa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | A — Adjective — Describes a noun |
| Subtype | a — Adjective — Adjective |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and the hungry |
SIBI-P1 Translation H7457-09
and hungry ones
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וּ + adjective (qal active participle) masculine plural absolute. |
| Rendering Rationale | The adjective רְעֵבִים is the masculine plural qal active participle of רעב, describing those experiencing hunger. The prefixed וּ adds "and," and the plural participial form is rendered as "hungry ones" to preserve its adjectival-participial force. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and hungry ones
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | 'And hungry ones' accurately renders the adjective and maintains the word-for-word mapping; no context change needed. |