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Lexicon :: Strong's H2720 - ḥārēḇ

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חָרֵב
Transliteration
ḥārēḇ
Pronunciation
khaw-rabe'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 731a

Strong’s Definitions

חָרֵב chârêb, khaw-rabe'; from H2717; parched or ruined:—desolate, dry, waste.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x

The KJV translates Strong's H2720 in the following manner: waste (6x), dry (2x), desolate (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x
The KJV translates Strong's H2720 in the following manner: waste (6x), dry (2x), desolate (2x).

  1. waste, desolate, dry

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָרֵב chârêb, khaw-rabe'; from H2717; parched or ruined:—desolate, dry, waste.
STRONGS H2720: Abbreviations
† I. [חָרֵב] adjective dry, only feminine singular חֲרֵבָה Leviticus 7:10 of meal-offering not moistened (with oil; P); פַּת־ חֲרֵבָה Proverbs 17:1 a dry morsel.

† II. חָרֵב adjective waste, desolate; — masculine singular absolute ח׳ Jeremiah 33:10 + 3 times; feminine singular חֲרֵבָה Nehemiah 2:3 + 2 times; 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).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

7:10

Nehemiah

2:3; 2:3; 2:17

Proverbs

17:1

Jeremiah

33:10; 33:10; 33:12

Ezekiel

36:35; 36:35; 36:38

H2720

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2720 matches the Hebrew חָרֵב (ḥārēḇ),
which occurs 8 times in 8 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:10 - And every sacrifice made up with oil, or not made up with oil, shall belong to the sons of Aaron, an equal portion to each.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:1 - Better is a morsel with pleasure in peace, than a house full of many good things and unjust sacrifices, with strife.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 33:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 33:10 - (LXX 40:10) Thus saith the Lord; There shall yet be heard in this place, of which ye say, It is destitute of men and cattle, in the cities of Juda, and in the streets of Jerusalem, the places that have been made desolate for want of men and cattle,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 33:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 33:12 - (LXX 40:12) Thus saith the Lord of hosts; There shall yet be in this place, that is desert for want of man and beast, in all the cities thereof, resting-places for shepherds causing their flocks to lie down.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 36:35

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 36:35 - And they shall say, That desolate land is become like a garden of delight; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are inhabited.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 36:38

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 36:38 - as holy sheep, as the sheep of Jerusalem in her feasts; thus shall the desert cities be full of flocks of men: and they shall know that I am the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHag 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxHag 1:4 - Is it time for you to dwell in your ceiled houses, whereas our house is desolate?

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Unchecked Copy BoxHag 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHag 1:9 - Ye looked for much, and there came little; and it was brought into the house, and I blew it away. Therefore thus saith the Lord Almighty, Because my house is desolate, and ye run every one into his own house;
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