The meaning of “חָרַב”
Understanding chârab reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or חֲרֵב chărêb (khaw-rabe'); a primitive root decay, (be) desolate, destroy(-er), (be) dry (up), slay, [idiom] surely, ...
חָרַב
or חֲרֵב chărêb (khaw-rabe'); a primitive root decay, (be) desolate, destroy(-er), (be) dry (up), slay, [idiom] surely, (lay, lie, make) waste. - to parch (through drought) i.e. (by analogy,) to desolate, destroy, kill 1) to be waste, lay waste, make desolate, be desolate, be in ruins 1a) (Qal) to be waste, be desolate 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be made desolate 1b2) desolate (participle) 1c) (Hiphil) to lay waste, make desolate 1d) (Hophal) to be laid waste 2) to be dry, be dried up 2a) (Qal) to be dried, be dried up 2b) (Pual) to be dried 2c) (Hiphil) to dry up 2d) (Hophal) to be dried up 3) to attack, smite down, slay, fight
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 8:13 | “And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry.” Word: חָרַב (chârab) | |
| 2 Kings 19:17 | “Of a truth, Lord, the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their lands,” Word: חָרַב (chârab) | |
| Psalms 106:9 | “He rebuked the Red sea also, and it was dried up: so he led them through the depths, as through the wilderness.” Word: חָרַב (chârab) | |
| Jeremiah 50:21 | “Go up against the land of Merathaim, even against it, and against the inhabitants of Pekod: waste and utterly destroy after them, saith the Lord, and do according to all that I have commanded thee.” Word: חָרַב (chârab) | |
| Hosea 13:15 | “Though he be fruitful among his brethren, an east wind shall come, the wind of the Lord shall come up from the wilderness, and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall spoil the treasure of all pleasant vessels.” Word: חָרַב (chârab) |
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