H2717Hebrewḥārəḇû

חָרַב

decay, (be) desolate, destroy(-er), (be) dry (up), slay, [idiom] surely, (lay, lie, make) waste.

40
Total Occurrences
12
Books
40
Old Testament
0
New Testament

Detailed Definition

  • 1to be waste, lay waste, make desolate, be desolate, be in ruins
  • 2(qal) to be waste, be desolate
  • 3(qal) to be dried, be dried up
  • 4(pual) to be dried
  • 5(niphal)
  • 6(hiphil) to dry up
  • 7to be dry, be dried up
  • 8(hophal) to be dried up
  • 9(hiphil) to lay waste, make desolate
  • 10(hophal) to be laid waste
  • 11to attack, smite down, slay, fight

Etymology & Derivation

or חֲרֵב; a primitive root;

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: chârab; Pronunciation: khaw-rab'