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'