G3042
λιμός
limós
a scarcity of food
Lexicon
Derivation: probably from G3007 (λείπω) (through the idea of destitution);
a scarcity of food
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: dearth, famine, hunger
Usage
12 occurrences · 0 OT · 12 NT · 6 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- famine4 · 33%
- famines3 · 25%
- hunger2 · 17%
- with hunger1 · 8%
- a dearth1 · 8%
- dearth1 · 8%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
λιμὸς4λιμῷ3λιμοὶ2λιμός,1λιμοί1λιμὸν1
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.