Ra'avtanut (רעבתנות) means ravenousness in Hebrew.
It can also mean voraciousness. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
רְעַבְתָּנוּת
ra'avtanut
noun · feminine
In English
ravenousness, voraciousness
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Ra'avtanut.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1רצון עז לאכול אוכל.
The word Ra'avtanut is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- רְעַבְתָּנוּת
- Written without vowel points
- רעבתנות
- Said
- ra'avtanut
- Root
- ר־ע־ב
- Gematria
- 1,128
This is how Ra'avtanut is said in other languages.
- English
- ravenousness, voraciousness
- French
- boulimie
These words mean nearly the same as Ra'avtanut.
The word Ra'avtanut comes from the root ר־ע־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Ra'avtanut in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ra'avtanut.
What does Ra'avtanut (רעבתנות) mean in Hebrew?
Ra'avtanut (רעבתנות) means ravenousness and voraciousness. It is said ra'avtanut, with the stress on av.
What is a synonym for Ra'avtanut (רעבתנות)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Ra'avtanut (רעבתנות) are בולמוס and זללנות.
Is Ra'avtanut (רעבתנות) masculine or feminine?
The word Ra'avtanut (רעבתנות) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry רעבתנות of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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