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Lexicon :: Strong's H2723 - ḥārbâ

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חָרְבָּה
Transliteration
ḥārbâ
Pronunciation
khor-baw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 731d

Strong’s Definitions

חׇרְבָּה chorbâh, khor-baw'; feminine of H2721; properly, drought, i.e. (by implication) a desolation:—decayed place, desolate (place, -tion), destruction, (laid) waste (place).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 42x

The KJV translates Strong's H2723 in the following manner: waste (18x), desolation (8x), desolate places (4x), waste places (4x), desert (3x), desolate (3x), decayed places (1x), destructions (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 42x
The KJV translates Strong's H2723 in the following manner: waste (18x), desolation (8x), desolate places (4x), waste places (4x), desert (3x), desolate (3x), decayed places (1x), destructions (1x).

  1. a place laid waste, ruin, waste, desolation

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חׇרְבָּה chorbâh, khor-baw'; feminine of H2721; properly, drought, i.e. (by implication) a desolation:—decayed place, desolate (place, -tion), destruction, (laid) waste (place).
STRONGS H2723: Abbreviations
† חָרְבָּה noun feminine waste, desolation, ruin; — absolute ח׳ Leviticus 26:31 + 15 times + Ezekiel 38:8 (strike out Syriac Version Co) + Ezekiel 38:12 חרבה Greek Version of the LXX Co for חרבות; plural חֳרָבוֺת Psalm 9:7 + 11 times (Ezekiel 38:12, compare above); construct חָרְבוֺת Isaiah 5:17 + 7 times; suffix חָרְבֹתַיִךְ Isaiah 49:19; חָרְבֹתָיו Ezra 9:9; חָרְבֹתֶיהָ Isaiah 51:3; חָרְבוֺתֶיהָ Isaiah 44:26; חָרְבוֺתֵיהֶם Psalm 109:10 2 Chronicles 34:6 (compare חֶרֶב and below); (chiefly mid. and late Hebrew Isa2 + 8 times; Jeremiah + 10 times, Ezekiel + 14 times, — including Ezekiel 38:8, which strike out Co); —
1. waste, ruin, of cities of Israel Leviticus 26:31, 33 (H); Judah Isaiah 44:26; Isaiah 49:19 (|| שֹׁמְמֹת), Isaiah 58:12 (בנה), Jeremiah 25:18; Jeremiah 27:17; Jeremiah 44:2, 6; Ezekiel 5:14; ruins of Jerusalem Isaiah 52:9; Daniel 9:2; also Ezekiel 35:4; compare Malachi 1:4 (with בנה), Ezekiel 36:10 (with בנה) Ezekiel 36:33 (id.); Egypt Ezekiel 29:9, 10 (in both || שְׁמָמָה; חרבות חֹרֶב in Ezekiel 29:10); ruin of temple Ezra 9:9; ＝ruined dwellings Psalm 109:10; compare 2 Chronicles 34:6, where read perhaps בְּחָרְבֹתֵיהֶם for בּחר בתיהם (see חֶרֶב below III. חרב); Jeremiah 22:5; in general ruins (si vera lectio, see Di; object of בנה) Job 3:14; כוס ח׳ Psalm 102:7 an owl of a ruin.
2. of land: waste place amid ruins Isaiah 5:17, compare Isaiah 51:3 (|| מִדְבָּר, עֲרָבָה); land a desolation Jeremiah 7:34; Jeremiah 44:22; Ezekiel 25:13 (Edom) Jeremiah 25:11; Isaiah 64:10 and Ezekiel 33:24, 27 (of Judah), compare Ezekiel 13:4, כְשֻׁעָלִים בח׳ simile of the prophets; הַשֹּׁמֵמוֺת הח׳ Ezekiel 36:4 (of Israel); of desolation of enemies of Israel Psalm 9:7 (לָנֶ֫צַח ח׳); עולם ח׳ ＝old ruins Isaiah 61:4 (with בנה); elsewhere perpetual ruin, desolation Jeremiah 25:9; Jeremiah 49:13 (cities of Bosra); מעולם ה׳ Ezekiel 26:20 (simile of Tyre).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

26:31; 26:31; 26:33

2 Chronicles

34:6; 34:6

Ezra

9:9; 9:9

Job

3:14

Psalms

9:7; 9:7; 102:7; 109:10; 109:10

Isaiah

5:17; 5:17; 44:26; 44:26; 49:19; 49:19; 51:3; 51:3; 52:9; 58:12; 61:4; 64:10

Jeremiah

7:34; 22:5; 25:9; 25:11; 25:18; 27:17; 44:2; 44:6; 44:22; 49:13

Ezekiel

5:14; 13:4; 25:13; 26:20; 29:9; 29:10; 29:10; 33:24; 33:27; 35:4; 36:4; 36:10; 36:33; 38:8; 38:8; 38:12; 38:12

Daniel

9:2

Malachi

1:4

H2723

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2723 matches the Hebrew חָרְבָּה (ḥārbâ),
which occurs 42 times in 42 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:31 - in tantum ut urbes vestras redigam in solitudinem et deserta faciam sanctuaria vestra nec recipiam ultra odorem suavissimum

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:33

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:33 - vos autem dispergam in gentes et evaginabo post vos gladium eritque terra vestra deserta et civitates dirutae

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:9 - quia servi sumus et in servitute nostra non dereliquit nos Deus noster et inclinavit super nos misericordiam coram rege Persarum ut daret nobis vitam et sublimaret domum Dei nostri et extrueret solitudines eius et daret nobis sepem in Iuda et in Hierusalem

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:14 - cum regibus et consulibus terrae qui aedificant sibi solitudines

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:6 - [Vulgate 9:7] conpletae sunt solitudines in finem et civitates subvertisti periit memoria eorum cum ipsis

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 102:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:6 - [Vulgate 101:7] adsimilatus sum pelicano deserti factus sum quasi bubo solitudinum

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:10 - [Vulgate 108:10] instabiles vagentur liberi eius et mendicent et quaerantur in parietinis suis

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:17 - et pascentur agni iuxta ordinem suum et deserta in ubertatem versa advenae comedent

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 44:26

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:26 - suscitans verbum servi sui et consilium nuntiorum suorum conplens qui dico Hierusalem habitaberis et civitatibus Iuda aedificabimini et deserta eius suscitabo

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 48:21

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:21 - non sitierunt in deserto cum educeret eos aquam de petra produxit eis et scidit petram et fluxerunt aquae

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 49:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:19 - quia deserta tua et solitudines tuae et terra ruinae tuae nunc angusta erunt prae habitatoribus et longe fugabuntur qui absorbebant te

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 51:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:3 - consolabitur ergo Dominus et Sion consolabitur omnes ruinas eius et ponet desertum eius quasi delicias et solitudinem eius quasi hortum Domini gaudium et laetitia invenietur in ea gratiarum actio et vox laudis

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 52:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 52:9 - gaudete et laudate simul deserta Hierusalem quia consolatus est Dominus populum suum redemit Hierusalem

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 58:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:12 - et aedificabuntur in te deserta saeculorum fundamenta generationis et generationis suscitabis et vocaberis aedificator sepium avertens semitas in quietem

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 61:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:4 - et aedificabunt deserta a saeculo et ruinas antiquas erigent et instaurabunt civitates desertas dissipatas in generationem et generationem

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 64:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 64:11 - domus sanctificationis nostrae et gloriae nostrae ubi laudaverunt te patres nostri facta est in exustionem ignis et omnia desiderabilia nostra versa sunt in ruinas

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 7:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:34 - et quiescere faciam de urbibus Iuda et de plateis Hierusalem vocem gaudii et vocem laetitiae vocem sponsi et vocem sponsae in desolatione enim erit terra

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 22:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:5 - quod si non audieritis verba haec in memet ipso iuravi dicit Dominus quia in solitudinem erit domus haec

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 25:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:9 - ecce ego mittam et adsumam universas cognationes aquilonis ait Dominus et ad Nabuchodonosor regem Babylonis servum meum et adducam eos super terram istam et super habitatores eius et super omnes nationes quae in circuitu illius sunt et interficiam eos et ponam eos in stuporem et in sibilum et in solitudines sempiternas

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 25:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:11 - et erit universa terra eius in solitudinem et in stuporem et servient omnes gentes istae regi Babylonis septuaginta annis

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 25:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:18 - Hierusalem et civitatibus Iudae et regibus eius et principibus eius ut darem eos in solitudinem et in stuporem in sibilum et in maledictionem sicut est dies ista

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 27:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 27:17 - nolite ergo audire eos sed servite regi Babylonis ut vivatis quare datur haec civitas in solitudinem

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 44:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 44:2 - haec dicit Dominus exercituum Deus Israhel vos vidistis omne malum istud quod adduxi super Hierusalem et super omnes urbes Iuda et ecce sunt desertae hodie et non est in eis habitator

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 44:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 44:6 - et conflata est indignatio mea et furor meus et succensa est in civitatibus Iuda et in plateis Hierusalem et versae sunt in solitudinem et vastitatem secundum diem hanc

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 44:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 44:22 - et non poterat Dominus ultra portare propter malitiam studiorum vestrorum et propter abominationes quas fecistis et facta est terra vestra in desolationem et in stuporem et in maledictum eo quod non sit habitator sicut est dies haec

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:13 - quia per memet ipsum iuravi dicit Dominus quod in solitudinem et in obprobrium et in desertum et in maledictionem erit Bosra et omnes civitates eius erunt in solitudines sempiternas

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 5:14 - et dabo te in desertum et in obprobrium in gentibus quae in circuitu tuo sunt in conspectu omnis praetereuntis

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:4 - quasi vulpes in desertis prophetae tui Israhel erant

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 25:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 25:13 - idcirco haec dicit Dominus Deus extendam manum meam super Idumeam et auferam de ea hominem et iumentum et faciam eam desertum ab austro et qui sunt in Daedan gladio cadent

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 26:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:20 - et detraxero te cum his qui descendunt in lacum ad populum sempiternum et conlocavero te in terra novissima sicut solitudines veteres cum his qui deducuntur in lacum ut non habiteris porro dedero gloriam in terra viventium

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 29:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:9 - et erit terra Aegypti in desertum et solitudinem et scient quia ego Dominus eo quod dixerit fluvius meus est et ego feci

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 29:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:10 - idcirco ecce ego ad te et ad flumina tua daboque terram Aegypti in solitudines gladio dissipatam a turre Syenes usque ad terminos Aethiopiae

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 33:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:24 - fili hominis qui habitant in ruinosis his super humum Israhel loquentes aiunt unus erat Abraham et hereditate possedit terram nos autem multi nobis data est terra in possessionem

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 33:27

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:27 - haec dices ad eos sic dicit Dominus Deus vivo ego quia qui in ruinosis habitant gladio cadent et qui in agro est bestiis tradetur ad devorandum qui autem in praesidiis et in speluncis sunt peste morientur

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 35:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 35:4 - urbes tuas demoliar et tu desertus eris et scies quia ego Dominus

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 36:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 36:4 - propterea montes Israhel audite verbum Domini Dei haec dicit Dominus Deus montibus et collibus torrentibus vallibusque et desertis parietinis et urbibus derelictis quae depopulatae sunt et subsannatae a reliquis gentibus per circuitum

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 36:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 36:10 - et multiplicabo in vobis homines omnemque domum Israhel et habitabuntur civitates et ruinosa instaurabuntur

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 36:33

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 36:33 - haec dicit Dominus Deus in die qua mundavero vos ex omnibus iniquitatibus vestris et habitari fecero urbes et instauravero ruinosa

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 38:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:8 - post dies multos visitaberis in novissimo annorum venies ad terram quae reversa est a gladio congregata est de populis multis ad montes Israhel qui fuerunt deserti iugiter haec de populis educta est et habitaverunt in ea confidenter universi

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 38:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:12 - ut diripias spolia et invadas praedam ut inferas manum tuam super eos qui deserti fuerant et postea restituti et super populum qui est congregatus ex gentibus qui possidere coepit et esse habitator umbilici terrae

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:2 - Anno uno regni eius, ego Daniel intellexi in libris (l) numerum annorum, de quo factus est sermo Domini ad Ieremiam prophetam, ut complerentur desolationis Ierusalem septuaginta anni.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 1:4 - quod si dixerit Idumea destructi sumus sed revertentes aedificabimus quae deserta sunt haec dicit Dominus exercituum isti aedificabunt et ego destruam et vocabuntur Termini impietatis et Populus cui iratus est Dominus usque in aeternum
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