H7456. raeb
רָעֵב verb be hungry (Late Hebrew id. Hiph`il and derivatives; Assyrian rûbatu, hunger; Arabic be roomy, voracious, desire vehemently; Ethiopic be hungry); —
Qal Perfect3masculine singular ׳ר [Isa 9:19]; [44:12]; [3]plural רָעֵ֑בוּ [Psa 34:11]; Imperfect3masculine singular יִרְעַב [Isa 8:21], [1]plural נִרְעַב [Jer 42:14], etc.; — be hungry [Isa 8:21]; [Gen 41:55] (E; of land, = have famine), [Jer 42:14] (לַלֶּחֶם), [Isa 49:10] (|| צמא), [65:13] (|| id.; opposed to אכל), [Psa 50:12] if I should be hungry (of ׳י), [Prov 6:30]; [19:15].
Hiph`il allow one to hunger, subject ׳י: Imperfect3masculine singular וַיַּרְעִבֶ֑ךָ [Deut 8:3] (opposed to וַיַּאֲִכלְךָ), נֶפֶשׁ יַרְעִיב [Prov 10:3].