- Original: רעבון - Transliteration: R@abown - Phonetic: reh-aw-bone' - Definition: 1. hunger, lack of food, famine - Origin: from H7456 - TWOT entry: 2183c - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: From H7456 ; famine: - famine. Total KJV Occurrences: 3 • famine, 3 Genesis 42:19; Genesis 42:33; Psalm 37:19