גווע

Hebrew

Root
ג־ו־ע (g-w-ʿ)

Etymology

Compare Arabic جَاعَ (jāʕa, “to be hungry, to starve”).

Verb

גווע / גָּוַע • (gavá') third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

1. to starve

References

• “גוע” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language