*raġab “hunger”

Old Semitic *raġab “hunger” appears in

 

Ugaritic

  • raġuba 𐎗𐎙𐎁 “to be hungry”
  • raġabu 𐎗𐎙𐎁 “famine”

 

Hebrew

  • rāˁēḇ רָעֵב “hungry”
  • rāˁāḇ רָעָב “hunger, famine”

 

Arabic

  • raġiba رَغِبَ “to desire”
  • raġab رَغَب “desire”
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