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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 Box Lev 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:10 - ‘And every grain offering, mixed with oil or dry H2720, shall [fn]belong to all the sons of Aaron, [fn]to all alike.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:1 -

Better is a dry H2720 morsel and tranquility with it

Than a house full of [fn]feasting with strife.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 33:10 -

“Thus says Yahweh, ‘Yet again there will be heard in this place, of which you say, “It is a waste H2720, without man and without beast,” that is, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem that are desolate, without man and without inhabitant and without beast,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 33:12 -

“Thus says Yahweh of hosts, ‘There will again be in this place which is waste H2720, without man or beast, and in all its cities, [fn]an abode of shepherds who cause their flocks to lie down.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 36:35

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 36:35 - “And they will say, ‘This desolate land has become like the garden of Eden; and the waste H2720, desolate, and [fn]ruined cities are fortified and inhabited.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 36:38

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 36:38 - “Like the flock for holy offerings, like the flock at Jerusalem during her appointed times, so will the waste H2720 cities be filled with flocks of men. Then they will know that I am Yahweh.”’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Hag 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxHag 1:4 - “Is it time for you yourselves to live in your paneled houses while this house lies waste H2720?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Hag 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHag 1:9 - “You look for much, but behold, it comes to little; and you bring it home, and I blow it away. Why?” declares Yahweh of hosts, “Because of My house which lies waste H2720, while each of you runs to his own house.
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