חֹרֶב

Strong’s Definition

drought or desolation

Etymology & Derivation

a collaterally form of H2719 (חֶרֶב);

KJV Usage

desolation, drought, dry, heat, [idiom] utterly, waste.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.dryness, desolation, drought, heat
• 2.dryness
• 3.drought
• 4.parching heat

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: chôreb; Pronunciation: kho'-reb