11 occurrences in 11 translations

'Ravenous' in the Bible

and the ravenous birds come down upon the carcases, and Abram causeth them to turn back.

Verse ConceptsDriving Out AnimalsEating CorpsesBirds Of PreyBirdsdistractions

“Benjamin is a ravenous wolf;In the morning he devours the prey,And in the evening he divides the spoil.”

Verse ConceptsWolvesIn The MorningDividing PlunderFierce Men

A path -- not known it hath a ravenous fowl, Nor scorched it hath an eye of the kite,

Verse ConceptsVulturesFalconsUnknown ThingsBirds

An {appetite} that is sated spurns honey, but [to] an {appetite} that is ravenous, all bitterness [is] sweet.

Verse ConceptsHoneyBitter FoodSweetnessMore Than EnoughBitternesshunger

They are left together to the ravenous fowl of the mountains, And to the beast of the earth, And summered on them hath the ravenous fowl, And every beast of the earth wintereth on them.

Verse ConceptsBirds, Types Of BirdsSummerBirds Of Prey

No lion shall be there, nor any ravenous beast shall go up thereon, it shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there:

Verse ConceptsThe Redeemed Of The Lordredeemed

Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it.

Verse ConceptseastPlansBirds, Figurative UseOut Of The EastBirds Of PreyPeople From Far AwayBirdsEclipse

Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy bands, and the people that is with thee: I will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every sort, and to the beasts of the field to be devoured.

Verse ConceptsAnimals Eating PeoplePossibility Of DeathBirds EatingThe Mountains Of Israel

Their horses are swifter than leopards, and more cunning than wolves that attack at night. Their horsemen are galloping as they approach from far away. They swoop in like ravenous vultures.

Verse ConceptsHorsesLeopardWingsBirds, Types Of BirdsRiding HorsesSpeedEaglesWolvesPeople From Far AwayThose Flying

Bible Theasaurus

Famished (12 instances)
Rapacious (4 instances)
Ravening (6 instances)
Ravenous (11 instances)
Starved (3 instances)
Voracious (2 instances)

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
עיט 
`ayit 
Usage: 8

פּריץ 
P@riyts 
Usage: 6

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