What does חָרָבָה (ḥārābāh) mean in the Bible?
חָרָבָה (ḥārābāh): Desolate land marked by drought and abandonment, often symbolizing judgment or God's withdrawal of blessing
Hebrew · H2724
חָרָבָה
A desert
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חָרָבָהH2724
Pronunciationḥārābāh
What does חָרָבָה (ḥārābāh) mean in the Bible?
חָרָבָה (ḥārābāh): Desolate land marked by drought and abandonment, often symbolizing judgment or God's withdrawal of blessing
Full entry for חָרָבָה (H2724) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2724?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include on dry ground (2), and the dry land (1), dry up (1), into dry land (1), on dry land (1).
Where does חָרָבָה (ḥārābāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 7:22. Its strongest book concentrations include Joshua (3), 2 Kings (1), Exodus (1), Ezekiel (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Iton dry ground2×Joshua 3:17, 2 Kings 2:8
and the dry land1×Haggai 2:6
dry up1×Ezekiel 30:12
into dry land1×Exodus 14:21
on dry land1×Genesis 7:22
the dry ground1×Joshua 3:17
the dry land1×Joshua 4:18
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 7:22בֶּחָֽרָבָ֖הtoon dry landPreposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularExodus 14:21לֶחָרָבָ֑הtointo dry landPreposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singularJoshua 3:17בֶּחָֽרָבָ֛הtoon dry groundPreposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularJoshua 3:17בֶּחָ֣רָבָ֔הtothe dry groundPreposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularJoshua 4:18הֶחָרָבָ֑הtothe dry landArticle | Noun - feminine singular2 Kings 2:8בֶּחָרָבָֽה׃toon dry groundPreposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularEzekiel 30:12חָֽרָבָ֔הtodry upNoun - feminine singularHaggai 2:6הֶחָרָבָֽה׃toand the dry landArticle | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 7:22
Aligned rows8
Books represented6
Genesis1Exodus1Joshua32 Kings1Ezekiel1Haggai1
Source forms
בֶּחָֽרָבָ֖ה1xbe·ḥā·rā·ḇāhGenesis 7:22
בֶּחָֽרָבָ֛ה1xbe·ḥā·rā·ḇāhJoshua 3:17
בֶּחָ֣רָבָ֔ה1xbe·ḥā·rā·ḇāhJoshua 3:17
בֶּחָרָבָֽה׃1xbe·ḥā·rā·ḇāh2 Kings 2:8
הֶחָרָבָ֑ה1xhe·ḥā·rā·ḇāhJoshua 4:18
הֶחָרָבָֽה׃1xhe·ḥā·rā·ḇāhHaggai 2:6
חָֽרָבָ֔ה1xḥā·rā·ḇāhEzekiel 30:12
לֶחָרָבָ֑ה1xle·ḥā·rā·ḇāhExodus 14:21
Parsing patterns
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular4xGenesis 7:22, Joshua 3:17, 2 Kings 2:8
Article | Noun - feminine singular2xJoshua 4:18, Haggai 2:6
Noun - feminine singular1xEzekiel 30:12
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular1xExodus 14:21
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Desolate land marked by drought and abandonment, often symbolizing judgment or God's withdrawal of blessing
Source Gloss
a desert
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Desolate land marked by drought and abandonment, often symbolizing judgment or God's withdrawal of blessing
a desert BDB: dry ground Usage: dry (ground, land).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
חָרָבָה is built from this root: