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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חָרָבָה H2724
Pronunciation ḥārābāh
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 It on dry ground 2× Joshua 3:17, 2 Kings 2:8
and the dry land 1× Haggai 2:6
dry up 1× Ezekiel 30:12
into dry land 1× Exodus 14:21
on dry land 1× Genesis 7:22
the dry ground 1× Joshua 3:17
the dry land 1× Joshua 4:18
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 7:22 בֶּחָֽרָבָ֖ה to on dry land Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Exodus 14:21 לֶחָרָבָ֑ה to into dry land Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular Joshua 3:17 בֶּחָֽרָבָ֛ה to on dry ground Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Joshua 3:17 בֶּחָ֣רָבָ֔ה to the dry ground Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Joshua 4:18 הֶחָרָבָ֑ה to the dry land Article | Noun - feminine singular 2 Kings 2:8 בֶּחָרָבָֽה׃ to on dry ground Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Ezekiel 30:12 חָֽרָבָ֔ה to dry up Noun - feminine singular Haggai 2:6 הֶחָרָבָֽה׃ to and the dry land Article | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 7:22
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 6
Genesis 1 Exodus 1 Joshua 3 2 Kings 1 Ezekiel 1 Haggai 1
Source forms
בֶּחָֽרָבָ֖ה 1x be·ḥā·rā·ḇāh Genesis 7:22
בֶּחָֽרָבָ֛ה 1x be·ḥā·rā·ḇāh Joshua 3:17
בֶּחָ֣רָבָ֔ה 1x be·ḥā·rā·ḇāh Joshua 3:17
בֶּחָרָבָֽה׃ 1x be·ḥā·rā·ḇāh 2 Kings 2:8
הֶחָרָבָ֑ה 1x he·ḥā·rā·ḇāh Joshua 4:18
הֶחָרָבָֽה׃ 1x he·ḥā·rā·ḇāh Haggai 2:6
חָֽרָבָ֔ה 1x ḥā·rā·ḇāh Ezekiel 30:12
לֶחָרָבָ֑ה 1x le·ḥā·rā·ḇāh Exodus 14:21
Parsing patterns
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular 4x Genesis 7:22, Joshua 3:17, 2 Kings 2:8
Article | Noun - feminine singular 2x Joshua 4:18, Haggai 2:6
Noun - feminine singular 1x Ezekiel 30:12
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Exodus 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 definition Source: 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:
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