Hungry in Hebrew is רָעֵב (ra'év).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
רָעֵב
ra'év
adjective
In English
hungry
/ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for hungry as an adjective.
affected by hunger; desirous of food
- רָעֵברעבra'évIn the Hebrew dictionary
This is more about the Hebrew word רָעֵב.
- Written with vowel points
- רָעֵב
- Written without vowel points
- רעב
- Said
- ra'év
- Feminine form
- רְעֵבָה
The Hebrew dictionary's page for רעב, with its synonyms and rhymes
These words come before and after hungry in the list.
These are the questions people ask about hungry in Hebrew.
How do you say hungry in Hebrew?
hungry in Hebrew is רָעֵב, said ra'év. Without vowel points it is written רעב.
How is hungry pronounced in English?
hungry is pronounced /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry hungry and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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