What does חָרֵב mean in the Bible?
חָרֵב is a Hebrew word meaning "parched or ruined".
Hebrew · H2720
חָרֵב
Parched or ruined
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חָרֵב H2720
What does חָרֵב mean in the Bible?
חָרֵב is a Hebrew word meaning "parched or ruined".
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How does the BSB render H2720?
The BSB source-word alignment has 10 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include lies in ruins (3), [still lies] in ruins (1), a dry (1), desolate (1), is a wasteland (1).
Where does חָרֵב appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 7:10. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (2), Haggai (2), Jeremiah (2), Nehemiah (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It lies in ruins 3× Nehemiah 2:3, Nehemiah 2:17, Haggai 1:4
[still lies] in ruins 1× Haggai 1:9
a dry 1× Proverbs 17:1
desolate 1× Jeremiah 33:12
is a wasteland 1× Jeremiah 33:10
that were once ruined 1× Ezekiel 36:35
the ruined 1× Ezekiel 36:38
whether dry 1× Leviticus 7:10
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 7:10 וַחֲרֵבָ֑ה to whether dry Conjunctive waw | Adjective - feminine singular Nehemiah 2:3 חֲרֵבָ֔ה to lies in ruins Adjective - feminine singular Nehemiah 2:17 חֲרֵבָ֔ה to lies in ruins Adjective - feminine singular Proverbs 17:1 חֲ֭רֵבָה to a dry Adjective - feminine singular Jeremiah 33:10 חָרֵ֣ב to is a wasteland Adjective - masculine singular Jeremiah 33:12 הֶחָרֵ֛ב to desolate Article | Adjective - masculine singular Ezekiel 36:35 הֶחֳרֵב֛וֹת to that were once ruined Article | Adjective - feminine plural Ezekiel 36:38 הֶחֳרֵב֔וֹת to the ruined Article | Adjective - feminine plural Haggai 1:4 חָרֵֽב׃ to lies in ruins Adjective - masculine singular Haggai 1:9 חָרֵ֔ב to [still lies] in ruins Adjective - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 7:10
Aligned rows 10
Books represented 6
Leviticus 1 Nehemiah 2 Proverbs 1 Jeremiah 2 Ezekiel 2 Haggai 2
Source forms
חֲרֵבָ֔ה 2x ḥă·rê·ḇāh Nehemiah 2:3, Nehemiah 2:17
הֶחָרֵ֛ב 1x he·ḥā·rêḇ Jeremiah 33:12
הֶחֳרֵב֛וֹת 1x he·ḥo·rê·ḇō·wṯ Ezekiel 36:35
הֶחֳרֵב֔וֹת 1x he·ḥo·rê·ḇō·wṯ Ezekiel 36:38
וַחֲרֵבָ֑ה 1x wa·ḥă·rê·ḇāh Leviticus 7:10
חָרֵ֣ב 1x ḥā·rêḇ Jeremiah 33:10
חָרֵ֔ב 1x ḥā·rêḇ Haggai 1:9
חָרֵֽב׃ 1x ḥā·rêḇ Haggai 1:4
Parsing patterns
Adjective - feminine singular 3x Nehemiah 2:3, Nehemiah 2:17, Proverbs 17:1
Adjective - masculine singular 3x Jeremiah 33:10, Haggai 1:4, Haggai 1:9
Article | Adjective - feminine plural 2x Ezekiel 36:35, Ezekiel 36:38
Article | Adjective - masculine singular 1x Jeremiah 33:12
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - feminine singular 1x Leviticus 7:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. parched or ruined
Source Gloss
parched or ruined
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
parched or ruined BDB: dry Usage: desolate, dry, waste.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
חָרֵב is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain