Reavon רְעָבוֹן
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| רְעָבוֹן | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | reavon |
| Strong's number | H7459 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | famine |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Genesis (2) |
Reavon (Hebrew רְעָבוֹן, Strong's H7459) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “famine”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
hunger, lack of food, famine
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | famine (3) |
|---|---|
| BSB | relieve the hunger (1), food to relieve the hunger (1), famine (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Reavon, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 42:19If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses:If you are honest, leave one of your brothers in custody while the rest of you go and take back grain to relieve the hunger of your households.
- Genesis 42:33And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye are true men; leave one of your brethren here with me, and take food for the famine of your households, and be gone:Then the man who is lord of the land said to us, ‘This is how I will know whether you are honest: Leave one brother with me, take food to relieve the hunger of your households, and go.
Psalms
- Psalm 37:19They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.In the time of evil they will not be ashamed, and in the days of famine they will be satisfied.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).