◄ 2720. chareb ►
Strong's Lexicon chareb: Dry, desolate, waste Original Word: חָרֵב Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: chareb Pronunciation: khaw-rabe' Phonetic Spelling: (khaw-rabe') Definition: Dry, desolate, waste Meaning: parched, ruined Word Origin: Derived from the root חָרֵב (charab), which means "to be dry" or "to be desolate." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint for "chareb" is ἔρημος (erēmos), Strong's Greek #2048, which also means "desolate" or "wilderness." Usage: The Hebrew word "chareb" is used to describe a state of dryness or desolation. It often refers to land that is barren or uninhabited, emphasizing a lack of life or productivity. This term can be used both literally, to describe physical landscapes, and metaphorically, to depict spiritual or emotional desolation. Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Near East, the concept of desolation was significant due to the region's reliance on agriculture and water sources. A land described as "chareb" would be seen as cursed or under divine judgment, as fertility and abundance were signs of God's blessing. The imagery of desolation was also used by prophets to warn Israel of the consequences of disobedience to God's covenant. Brown-Driver-Briggs I. [חָרֵב] adjective dry, only feminine singular חֲרֵבָה Leviticus 7:10 of meal-offering not moistened (with oil; P); מַּתֿ חֲרֵבָה Proverbs 17:1 a dry morsel. II. חָרֵב adjective waste, desolate; — masculine singular absolute ׳ח Jeremiah 33:10 3t.; feminine singular חֲרֵבָה Nehemiah 2:3 2t.; feminine plural הֶחֳרֵבוֺת Ezekiel 36:35,38 (see Köi. 241); — of a city, defined מֵאֵין אָדָם וּמֵאֵין בְּהֵמָה Jeremiah 33:10, compare Jeremiah 33:12; also Nehemiah 2:3,17; הֶעָרִים הֶחֳרֵבוֺת Ezekiel 36:35 (+ הַנְשַׁמּוֺת, הַנֶּהֱרָסוֺת; opposed to בְּצוּרוֺת יָשָׁב֑וּ). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance desolate, dry, waste From charab; parched or ruined -- desolate, dry, waste. see HEBREW charab Forms and Transliterations הֶחֳרֵב֔וֹת הֶחֳרֵב֛וֹת הֶחָרֵ֛ב החרב החרבות וַחֲרֵבָ֑ה וחרבה חֲ֭רֵבָה חָרֵ֔ב חָרֵ֣ב חָרֵֽב׃ חרב חרב׃ חרבה chaRev Charevah ḥă·rê·ḇāh ḥā·rêḇ ḥārêḇ ḥărêḇāh he·ḥā·rêḇ he·ḥo·rê·ḇō·wṯ hechaRev hechoreVot heḥārêḇ heḥorêḇōwṯ vachareVah wa·ḥă·rê·ḇāh waḥărêḇāh Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Leviticus 7:10 HEB: בְלוּלָֽה־ בַשֶּׁ֖מֶן וַחֲרֵבָ֑ה לְכָל־ בְּנֵ֧י NAS: with oil or dry, shall belong KJV: with oil, and dry, shall all the sons INT: mixed oil dry to all the sons Proverbs 17:1 HEB: ט֤וֹב פַּ֣ת חֲ֭רֵבָה וְשַׁלְוָה־ בָ֑הּ NAS: Better is a dry morsel and quietness KJV: Better [is] a dry morsel, INT: Better morsel dry and quietness A house Jeremiah 33:10 HEB: אַתֶּ֣ם אֹֽמְרִ֔ים חָרֵ֣ב ה֔וּא מֵאֵ֥ין NAS: you say, It is a waste, without KJV: which ye say [shall be] desolate without man INT: you say is a waste he without Jeremiah 33:12 HEB: בַּמָּק֣וֹם הַזֶּ֗ה הֶחָרֵ֛ב מֵֽאֵין־ אָדָ֥ם NAS: place which is waste, without KJV: Again in this place, which is desolate without man INT: place this is waste else man Ezekiel 36:35 HEB: עֵ֑דֶן וְהֶעָרִ֧ים הֶחֳרֵב֛וֹת וְהַֽנְשַׁמּ֥וֹת וְהַנֶּהֱרָס֖וֹת NAS: of Eden; and the waste, desolate KJV: of Eden; and the waste and desolate INT: of Eden cities and the waste desolate and ruined Ezekiel 36:38 HEB: תִּהְיֶ֙ינָה֙ הֶעָרִ֣ים הֶחֳרֵב֔וֹת מְלֵא֖וֹת צֹ֣אן NAS: so will the waste cities KJV: in her solemn feasts; so shall the waste cities INT: become cities will the waste be filled flocks Haggai 1:4 HEB: וְהַבַּ֥יִת הַזֶּ֖ה חָרֵֽב׃ NAS: while this house [lies] desolate? KJV: houses, and this house [lie] waste? INT: house this desolate Haggai 1:9 HEB: אֲשֶׁר־ ה֣וּא חָרֵ֔ב וְאַתֶּ֥ם רָצִ֖ים NAS: which [lies] desolate, while each KJV: of mine house that [is] waste, and ye run INT: which he desolate of you runs 8 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 2720 8 Occurrences ḥā·rêḇ — 3 Occ. ḥă·rê·ḇāh — 1 Occ. he·ḥā·rêḇ — 1 Occ. he·ḥo·rê·ḇō·wṯ — 2 Occ. wa·ḥă·rê·ḇāh — 1 Occ.