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hungry

Meaning of “hungry”

Feeling need or desire for food; lacking food.

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30 occurrences29 verses13 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: 1 Samuel 2:5

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Isaiah 58:10
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:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Isaiah 58:10 · retained source text

And if thou draw out thy soule to the hungry, and satisfie the afflicted soule: then shall thy light rise in obscuritie, and thy darkenesse be as the noone day.

Isaiah 65:13
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:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Isaiah 65:13 · retained source text

Therefore thus saith the LORD God; Behold, my seruants shall eate, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my seruants shall drinke, but yee shall be thirstie: behold, my seruants shall reioyce, but yee shall be ashamed.

Ezekiel 18:7
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;
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 18:7 · retained source text

And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtourhis pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath giuen his bread to the hungrie, and hath couered the naked with a garment,

1611 marginal noteExod.22.21. leuit.19.15. and 25.14.

1611 marginal noteDeut.24.12. exod. 22.20.

1611 marginal noteDeu.15.7. isai.58.7. mat 25.35

Ezekiel 18:16
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,
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Ezekiel 18:16 · retained source text

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

1611 marginal noteHeb. hath not pledged the pledge or taken to pledge.

Mark 11:12
¶ And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 11:12 · retained source text

¶ And on the morow when they were come from Bethanie, hee was hungry.

Luke 1:53
He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Luke 1:53 · retained source text

Hee hath filled the hungry with good things, and the rich hee hath sent emptie away.

1611 marginal notePsal. 34.10.

Acts 10:10
And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance,
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Acts 10:10 · retained source text

And he became very hungry, and would haue eaten: But while they made ready, he fell into a traunce,

Philippians 4:12
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.
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1611 witness · Philippians 4:12 · retained source text

I know both how to bee abased, and I knowe how to abound: euerie where, and in all things I am instructed, both to bee full, and to bee hungrie, both to abound, and to suffer need.

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