What does חׇרְבָּה (ḥorĕbāh) mean in the Bible?
חׇרְבָּה (ḥorĕbāh): Desolation as covenant judgment: the land's sterility signals God's withdrawal of blessing and covenant faithfulness.
Hebrew · H2723
חׇרְבָּה
Properly, drought , i.e. (by implication) a desolation
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חׇרְבָּה H2723
Pronunciation ḥorĕbāh
What does חׇרְבָּה (ḥorĕbāh) mean in the Bible?
חׇרְבָּה (ḥorĕbāh): Desolation as covenant judgment: the land's sterility signals God's withdrawal of blessing and covenant faithfulness.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2723?
The BSB source-word alignment has 42 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include ruins (7), a ruin (2), among the ruins (2), and the ruins (2), in ruins (2).
Where does חׇרְבָּה (ḥorĕbāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 26:31. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (14), Jeremiah (10), Isaiah (9), Psalms (3).
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 ruins 7× Isaiah 51:3, Isaiah 58:12, Isaiah 61:4, Ezekiel 26:20
a ruin 2× Jeremiah 25:18, Jeremiah 27:17
among the ruins 2× Psalms 102:6, Ezekiel 13:4
and the ruins 2× Ezekiel 36:10, Ezekiel 36:33
in ruins 2× Isaiah 64:11, Jeremiah 49:13
in the ruins 2× Isaiah 5:17, Ezekiel 33:27
a desolate 1× Jeremiah 25:11
a desolation 1× Jeremiah 44:22
a pile of rubble 1× Jeremiah 22:5
a wasteland 1× Jeremiah 7:34
cities now in ruins 1× Job 3:14
desolate 1× Ezekiel 38:8
desolation 1× Jeremiah 25:9
far from their ruined homes 1× Psalms 109:10
into a ruin 1× Ezekiel 29:10
it a wasteland 1× Ezekiel 25:13
its ruins 1× Ezra 9:9
O ruins 1× Isaiah 52:9
ruin 1× Psalms 9:6
that the desolation 1× Daniel 9:2
the desolate 1× Jeremiah 44:6
the desolate places 1× Ezekiel 38:12
the ruins 1× Malachi 1:4
their ruins 1× Isaiah 44:26
they lie today in ruins 1× Jeremiah 44:2
through the deserts 1× Isaiah 48:21
to rubble 1× Leviticus 26:31
waste 1× Leviticus 26:33
wasteland 1× Ezekiel 29:9
you a ruin 1× Ezekiel 5:14
your ruined 1× Isaiah 49:19
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 26:31 חָרְבָּ֔ה to to rubble Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 26:33 חָרְבָּֽה׃ to waste Noun - feminine singular Ezra 9:9 חָרְבֹתָ֔יו to its ruins Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular Job 3:14 חֳרָב֣וֹת to cities now in ruins Noun - feminine plural Psalms 9:6 חֳרָב֗וֹת to ruin Noun - feminine plural Psalms 102:6 חֳרָבֽוֹת׃ to among the ruins Noun - feminine plural Psalms 109:10 מֵחָרְבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ to far from their ruined homes Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural Isaiah 5:17 וְחָרְב֥וֹת to in the ruins Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct Isaiah 44:26 וְחָרְבוֹתֶ֖יהָ to their ruins Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular Isaiah 48:21 בָּחֳרָבוֹת֙ to through the deserts Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 26:31
Aligned rows 42
Books represented 9
Leviticus 2 Ezra 1 Job 1 Psalms 3 Isaiah 9 Jeremiah 10 Ezekiel 14 Daniel 1 Malachi 1
Source forms
לְחָרְבָּ֖ה 3x lə·ḥā·rə·bāh Jeremiah 7:34, Jeremiah 25:11, Ezekiel 38:8
חָרְבָּה֙ 2x ḥā·rə·bāh Jeremiah 44:2, Ezekiel 25:13
חָרְבָּֽה׃ 2x ḥā·rə·bāh Leviticus 26:33, Jeremiah 27:17
חֳרָב֣וֹת 2x ḥo·rā·ḇō·wṯ Job 3:14, Ezekiel 38:12
חָרְב֣וֹת 2x ḥā·rə·ḇō·wṯ Isaiah 58:12, Isaiah 61:4
לְחָרְבָּ֥ה 2x lə·ḥā·rə·bāh Jeremiah 22:5, Jeremiah 44:6
לְחָרְב֥וֹת 2x lə·ḥā·rə·ḇō·wṯ Jeremiah 49:13, Daniel 9:2
בֶּֽחֳרָבוֹת֙ 1x be·ḥo·rā·ḇō·wṯ Ezekiel 33:27
Parsing patterns
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular 9x Isaiah 64:11, Jeremiah 7:34, Jeremiah 22:5, Jeremiah 25:11
Noun - feminine singular 6x Leviticus 26:31, Leviticus 26:33, Jeremiah 27:17, Jeremiah 44:2
Noun - feminine plural 5x Job 3:14, Psalms 9:6, Psalms 102:6, Ezekiel 38:12
Noun - feminine plural construct 3x Isaiah 52:9, Isaiah 58:12, Isaiah 61:4
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct 3x Jeremiah 49:13, Ezekiel 29:10, Daniel 9:2
Article | Noun - feminine plural 2x Ezekiel 33:24, Ezekiel 36:33
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural 2x Isaiah 48:21, Ezekiel 13:4
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct 1x Isaiah 5:17
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Desolation as covenant judgment: the land's sterility signals God's withdrawal of blessing and covenant faithfulness.
Source Gloss
properly, drought , i.e. (by implication) a desolation
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Desolation as covenant judgment: the land's sterility signals God's withdrawal of blessing and covenant faithfulness.
properly, drought, i.e. (by implication) a desolation BDB: waste Usage: decayed place, desolate (place, -tion), destruction, (laid) waste (place).
Grammatical Forms
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Word Origins
חׇרְבָּה is built from this root:
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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