What does חֶרֶב · יְהֹוָה mean in the Bible?
חֶרֶב · יְהֹוָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "sword belonging to or sent by the LORD".
Hebrew · H2719, H3068
חֶרֶב לַיהוָה
Drought ; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife , sword , or other sharp implement · (the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God
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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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יְהֹוָה H3068 (the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God
Pronunciation YHWH
God's self-existence and eternity marked by the covenantal name revealing His unchanging, personal relationship with Israel
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What does חֶרֶב לַיהוָה (cherev laYHWH) mean in the Bible?
חֶרֶב · יְהֹוָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "sword belonging to or sent by the LORD".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2719, H3068?
H2719, H3068 is connected to 6,934 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. sword belonging to or sent by the LORD
Strong's H2719, H3068
Lexical occurrences 6,934 verses Source Gloss
sword belonging to or sent by the LORD
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
חֶרֶב לַיהוָה is built from this root:
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