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hunger

Meaning of “hunger”

Sense 1: The bodily craving or need for food. Sense 2: As a verb, to feel that need or earnestly desire.

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24 occurrences24 verses16 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Exodus 16:3

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Luke 6:21
Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.
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1611 witness · Luke 6:21 · retained source text

Blessed are yee that hunger now: for yee shall be filled. Blessed are yee that weepe now, for yee shall laugh.

Luke 6:25
Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.
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1611 witness · Luke 6:25 · retained source text

Woe vnto you that are full: for yee shall hunger. Woe vnto you that laugh now: for yee shall mourne and weepe.

1611 marginal noteEsai. 65.13.

Luke 15:17
And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!
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1611 witness · Luke 15:17 · retained source text

And when he came to himselfe, he said, How many hired seruants of my fathers haue bread inough and to spare, and I perish with hunger?

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