Lexicon
רְעָבוֹן
re.a.von
H7459
H:N-M Hebrew

famine

3
Occurrences
2
Books
Hebrew
Language

re.a.von denotes a condition of food shortage, for which grain is taken to households and in whose days people may be satisfied.

The term denotes a food-shortage condition: in Genesis it is the circumstance for which grain is taken to households, while Psalm 37:19 speaks of being satisfied in its days.

Senses in use

  1. Food shortage affecting households and days · dominant

    In Genesis 42:19 and Genesis 42:33, the construct form occurs in the instruction to take grain for the households' need; the APB renders the clause "bring grain for the famine in your households" and "take grain for the famine of your houses." In Psalm 37:19, the absolute form occurs in "days of famine," when the people described "will be satisfied."

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across all three verses, the APB presents the surrounding clauses with "famine": twice in connection with grain for households and once in "days of famine." These renderings confirm the verse contexts rather than isolate a separate English equivalent.

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