6 occurrences

'Famine' in the Bible

But in truth I say to you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three years and six months while a great famine took place over all the land.

And [after] he had spent everything, there was a severe famine throughout that country, and he began to be in need.

And a famine came over all Egypt and Canaan and great affliction, and our fathers could not find food.

And one of them {named} Agabus stood up [and] indicated by the Spirit [that] a great famine was about to come over the whole inhabited earth (which took place in the time of Claudius).

And I looked, and behold, a pale green horse, and the one seated on it {was named} Death, and Hades followed after him. And authority was granted to them over a fourth of the earth, to kill by the sword and by famine and by pestilence and by the wild beasts of the earth.

Because of this her plagues will come in one day-- death and mourning and famine-- and she will be burned up with fire, because the Lord God who passes judgment on her [is] powerful!"

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Root Form
Definition
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כּפן 
Kaphan 
Usage: 2

רעב 
Ra`ab 
Usage: 101

רעבון 
R@abown 
Usage: 3

λιμός 
Limos 
Usage: 6