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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חׇרְבָּהH2723
Pronunciationḥorĕbāh
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 Itruins7×Isaiah 51:3, Isaiah 58:12, Isaiah 61:4, Ezekiel 26:20
a ruin2×Jeremiah 25:18, Jeremiah 27:17
among the ruins2×Psalms 102:6, Ezekiel 13:4
and the ruins2×Ezekiel 36:10, Ezekiel 36:33
in ruins2×Isaiah 64:11, Jeremiah 49:13
in the ruins2×Isaiah 5:17, Ezekiel 33:27
a desolate1×Jeremiah 25:11
a desolation1×Jeremiah 44:22
a pile of rubble1×Jeremiah 22:5
a wasteland1×Jeremiah 7:34
cities now in ruins1×Job 3:14
desolate1×Ezekiel 38:8
desolation1×Jeremiah 25:9
far from their ruined homes1×Psalms 109:10
into a ruin1×Ezekiel 29:10
it a wasteland1×Ezekiel 25:13
its ruins1×Ezra 9:9
O ruins1×Isaiah 52:9
ruin1×Psalms 9:6
that the desolation1×Daniel 9:2
the desolate1×Jeremiah 44:6
the desolate places1×Ezekiel 38:12
the ruins1×Malachi 1:4
their ruins1×Isaiah 44:26
they lie today in ruins1×Jeremiah 44:2
through the deserts1×Isaiah 48:21
to rubble1×Leviticus 26:31
waste1×Leviticus 26:33
wasteland1×Ezekiel 29:9
you a ruin1×Ezekiel 5:14
your ruined1×Isaiah 49:19
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 26:31חָרְבָּ֔הtoto rubbleNoun - feminine singularLeviticus 26:33חָרְבָּֽה׃towasteNoun - feminine singularEzra 9:9חָרְבֹתָ֔יוtoits ruinsNoun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singularJob 3:14חֳרָב֣וֹתtocities now in ruinsNoun - feminine pluralPsalms 9:6חֳרָב֗וֹתtoruinNoun - feminine pluralPsalms 102:6חֳרָבֽוֹת׃toamong the ruinsNoun - feminine pluralPsalms 109:10מֵחָרְבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃tofar from their ruined homesPreposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine pluralIsaiah 5:17וְחָרְב֥וֹתtoin the ruinsConjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural constructIsaiah 44:26וְחָרְבוֹתֶ֖יהָtotheir ruinsConjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singularIsaiah 48:21בָּחֳרָבוֹת֙tothrough the desertsPreposition-b | Noun - feminine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLeviticus 26:31
Aligned rows42
Books represented9
Leviticus2Ezra1Job1Psalms3Isaiah9Jeremiah10Ezekiel14Daniel1Malachi1
Source forms
לְחָרְבָּ֖ה3xlə·ḥā·rə·bāhJeremiah 7:34, Jeremiah 25:11, Ezekiel 38:8
חָרְבָּה֙2xḥā·rə·bāhJeremiah 44:2, Ezekiel 25:13
חָרְבָּֽה׃2xḥā·rə·bāhLeviticus 26:33, Jeremiah 27:17
חֳרָב֣וֹת2xḥo·rā·ḇō·wṯJob 3:14, Ezekiel 38:12
חָרְב֣וֹת2xḥā·rə·ḇō·wṯIsaiah 58:12, Isaiah 61:4
לְחָרְבָּ֥ה2xlə·ḥā·rə·bāhJeremiah 22:5, Jeremiah 44:6
לְחָרְב֥וֹת2xlə·ḥā·rə·ḇō·wṯJeremiah 49:13, Daniel 9:2
בֶּֽחֳרָבוֹת֙1xbe·ḥo·rā·ḇō·wṯEzekiel 33:27
Parsing patterns
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular9xIsaiah 64:11, Jeremiah 7:34, Jeremiah 22:5, Jeremiah 25:11
Noun - feminine singular6xLeviticus 26:31, Leviticus 26:33, Jeremiah 27:17, Jeremiah 44:2
Noun - feminine plural5xJob 3:14, Psalms 9:6, Psalms 102:6, Ezekiel 38:12
Noun - feminine plural construct3xIsaiah 52:9, Isaiah 58:12, Isaiah 61:4
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct3xJeremiah 49:13, Ezekiel 29:10, Daniel 9:2
Article | Noun - feminine plural2xEzekiel 33:24, Ezekiel 36:33
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural2xIsaiah 48:21, Ezekiel 13:4
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct1xIsaiah 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 definitionSource: 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).
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Word Origins
חׇרְבָּה is built from this root:
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