29 occurrences

'Hungry' in the Bible

They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; and they that were hungry ceased: so that the barren hath born seven; and she that hath many children is waxed feeble.

Verse ConceptsHiringSeven ChildrenPlenty For The Poor

And honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of kine, for David, and for the people that were with him, to eat: for they said, The people is hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness.

Verse ConceptsCowsButterMilkSheepTirednessCheeseDairyRich FoodTired In Flighttired

And the king arose in the night, and said unto his servants, I will now shew you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we be hungry; therefore are they gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, When they come out of the city, we shall catch them alive, and get into the city.

Verse ConceptsHiding From PeopleDuring One Night

Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance.

Verse ConceptsHarvestNot Reaping What You SowOvercoming Obstacles

Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.

Verse ConceptsWaterNo FoodFeeding The Poor

They cause him to go naked without clothing, and they take away the sheaf from the hungry;

Verse ConceptsNaked In Poverty

If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof.

Verse ConceptsRiches, Nature OfGod's DesiresGod's Things ConcealedAll Things Belong To Godhunger

Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

Verse ConceptsNo Strength Lefthunger

And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation;

Verse ConceptsCity Of God

Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:

Verse ConceptsPrisonersGod And The PoorGod Does Right For PeopleGod Feeds All The EarthGod Freeing CaptivesFeeding The Poorhunger

The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

Verse ConceptsHoneyBitter FoodSweetnessMore Than EnoughBitternesshunger

And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse their king and their God, and look upward.

Verse ConceptsBlasphemy, At GodPhysical HungerAnguish, CauseBeggingCursing God

And he shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm:

Verse ConceptsStomachs

It shall even be as when an hungry man dreameth, and, behold, he eateth; but he awaketh, and his soul is empty: or as when a thirsty man dreameth, and, behold, he drinketh; but he awaketh, and, behold, he is faint, and his soul hath appetite: so shall the multitude of all the nations be, that fight against mount Zion.

Verse ConceptsBad DreamsAppetite, PhysicalPhysical HungerBeing UnsatisfiedLike A Dream

For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against the LORD, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.

Verse ConceptsFools, Characteristics OfMind, The HumanMorality, And CreationSin, Nature OfHypocrites, Description OfMischiefBeing MisleadStingy PeopleErrorHypocrisy

The smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is faint.

Verse ConceptsArmsPhysical HungerOccupationsToolsCoal, Uses OfBlacksmithsTired In Activitycatswoodworking

And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday:

Verse ConceptsGenerosity, Humanethics, socialNoonAfflicted, Duty To ThemBenevolenceAlmsgivingAltruismCharityLight Of God's PeopleFeeding The Poorhunger

Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed:

Verse ConceptsThirstBeing UnsatisfiedFamine Coming From GodYou Will Rejoice In Salvationhunger

And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment;

Verse ConceptsCreditBenevolenceClothing The NeedyNaked In PovertyCancelling DebtsLaws About PledgesPeople Providing Food

Neither hath oppressed any, hath not withholden the pledge, neither hath spoiled by violence, but hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment,

Verse ConceptsClothing The NeedyNaked In PovertyLaws About PledgesPeople Providing Food

And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry:

Verse ConceptsBody Of Christ, Physical Bodyhunger

And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance,

Verse ConceptsHunger, Examples OfHousetopsPreparing Foodhunger

For in eating every one taketh before other his own supper: and one is hungry, and another is drunken.

Verse ConceptsLord's SupperWaitingcommunionovereating

I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.

Verse ConceptsMissionaries, Support ForSecrecyAbaseHelp In ShortageAbasementBeing HumbleBeing ContentAbundanceFeeding The Poorhungerhumbleexperiencefreemasonry

Bible Theasaurus

Athirst (6 instances)
Craving (27 instances)
Hungry (69 instances)
Thirsty (50 instances)

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
πεινάω 
Peinao 
hunger , be an hungred , be hungry , hungry
Usage: 12

רעב 
Ra`eb 
Usage: 13

רעב 
Ra`eb 
Usage: 19

πρόσπεινος 
Prospeinos 
Usage: 1

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