What does חָרֵר (ḥārēr) mean in the Bible?
חָרֵר (ḥārēr): Describes landscape utterly desiccated by heat, emphasizing barrenness rather than mere dryness
Hebrew · H2788
חָרֵר
Arid
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חָרֵר H2788
Pronunciation ḥārēr
What does חָרֵר (ḥārēr) mean in the Bible?
חָרֵר (ḥārēr): Describes landscape utterly desiccated by heat, emphasizing barrenness rather than mere dryness
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How does the BSB render H2788?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include in the parched places (1).
Where does חָרֵר (ḥārēr) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Jeremiah 17:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (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 in the parched places 1× Jeremiah 17:6
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Usage map
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First aligned row Jeremiah 17:6
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Jeremiah 1
Source forms
חֲרֵרִים֙ 1x ḥă·rê·rîm Jeremiah 17:6
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural 1x Jeremiah 17:6
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Describes landscape utterly desiccated by heat, emphasizing barrenness rather than mere dryness
Source Gloss
arid
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Describes landscape utterly desiccated by heat, emphasizing barrenness rather than mere dryness
arid BDB: parched place Usage: parched place.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
חָרֵר 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