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.
Job 24:10 · Word #5
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-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
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Changed from 'and hungry ones' to 'and hungry' for clarity; hunger is adjectival here, referring to the people described, not abstract 'hungry ones'. |