רָעָב, preced. art.) hunger, famine. Ber. 55ᵃ שלשה … ר׳ ושובע וכ׳ three things does the Lord himself announce; famine, plenty, and a good governor. B. Bath. 8ᵇ ר׳ קשה מחרב famine is a severer affliction than war. Ab. V, 8, v. בַּצּוֹרֶת; a. fr.