What does חֶרֶב · גַּאֲוָה mean in the Bible?
חֶרֶב · גַּאֲוָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "drought ; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife , sword , or other sharp implement".
Hebrew · H2719, H1346
חֶרֶב גַּאֲוָתֶךָ
Drought ; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife , sword , or other sharp implement · arrogance or majesty ; by implication, (concretely) ornament
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חֶרֶב H2719 drought ; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife , sword , or other sharp implement
Pronunciation ḥereb
Destruction through cutting or withholding: sword's violence or drought's deprivation both render land barren.
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גַּאֲוָה H1346 arrogance or majesty ; by implication, (concretely) ornament
Pronunciation bəḡa’ăwaṯ
Majesty's corruption: divine splendor becomes human arrogance when claimed rather than ascribed to God alone.
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What does חֶרֶב גַּאֲוָתֶךָ (ḥereḇ gaʾăwāṯeḵā) mean in the Bible?
חֶרֶב · גַּאֲוָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "drought ; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife , sword , or other sharp implement".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2719, H1346?
H2719, H1346 is connected to 432 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. drought ; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife , sword , or other sharp implement
Strong's H2719, H1346
Lexical occurrences 432 verses Source Gloss
drought ; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife , sword , or other sharp implement
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
חֶרֶב גַּאֲוָתֶךָ is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain