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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 - ‘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 quietness with it
Than a house full of [fn]feasting with strife.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 33:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 33:10 - “Thus says the LORD, ‘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 Box Jer 33:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 33:12 - “Thus says the LORD of hosts, ‘There will again be in this place which is waste, H2720 without man or beast, and in all its cities, a [fn]habitation of shepherds who rest their flocks.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 36:35

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 36:38

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 36:38 - “Like the flock [fn]for sacrifices, like the flock at Jerusalem during her appointed feasts, so will the waste H2720 cities be filled with flocks of men. Then they will know that I am the LORD.”’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Hag 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxHag 1:4 - “Is it time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses while this house lies desolate?” 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; when you bring it home, I blow it away. Why?” declares the LORD of hosts, “Because of My house which lies desolate, H2720 while each of you runs to his own house.
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