BDB3085
I. [חָרֵב] adjective dry, only feminine singular חֲרֵבָה Lev 7:10 of meal-offering not moistened (with oil; P ); פַּתֿ חֲרֵבָה Prov 17:1 a dry morsel.
Strong's Lexicon
H2720
H2720 — חָרֵב
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H2720 |
|---|---|
| Word: | חָרֵב |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | from H2717 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 9 |
| Transliteration: | chareb |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | khaw-rabe' |
| Meaning: | 1. parched or ruined |
| KJV Renderings: | desolate, dry, waste. |
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BDB3090
II. חָרֵב adjective waste, desolate; — masculine singular absolute ׳ ח Jer 33:10 + 3 t.; feminine singular חֲרֵבָה Neh 2:3 + 2 t.; feminine plural הֶחֳרֵבוֺת Ezek 36:35; Ezek 36:38 (see Köi. 241); — of a city, defined מֵאֵין אָדָם וּמֵאֵין בְּהֵמָה Jer 33:10, compare Jer 33:12 also Neh 2:3; Neh 2:17 הֶעָרִים הֶחֳרֵבוֺת Ezek 36:35 (+ הַנְשַׁמּוֺת, הַנֶּהֱרָסוֺת; opposed to בְּצוּרוֺת יָשָׁב֑וּ).
Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
חרב (g’hah-r)
Leviticus 7:10
- KJV: And every meat offering, mingled with oil, and dry, shall all the sons of Aaron have, one as much as another.
- EHCC: mingled with oil, and dry,
Jeremiah 33:10
- KJV: Thus saith the Lord; Again there shall be heard in this place, which ye say shall be desolate without man and without beast, even in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, that are desolate, without man, and without inhabitant, and without beast,
- EHCC: which ye say (shall be) desolate
Jeremiah 38:0
- EHCC: shall the waste cities be filled