וּ֝/רְעֵבִ֗ים

𐤅/𐤓𐤏𐤁𐤉𐤌

râʻêb

and-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.

H7457

Job 24:10 · Word #5

Lexicon H7457

Lemmaרָעֵב
Lemma (Paleo)𐤓𐤏𐤁
Transliterationrâʻêb
Strong'sH7457
DefinitionExperiencing 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

Phraseand-hungry

SIBI-P1 Translation H7457-09

and hungry ones

Morphological NotesConjunction וּ + adjective (qal active participle) masculine plural absolute.
Rendering RationaleThe 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

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
RationaleChanged from 'and hungry ones' to 'and hungry' for clarity; hunger is adjectival here, referring to the people described, not abstract 'hungry ones'.