2720. chareb

Lexicon

chareb: Dry, desolate, waste

Original Word: חָרֵב
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: chareb
Pronunciation: khaw-rabe'
Phonetic Spelling: (khaw-rabe')
Definition: Dry, desolate, waste
Meaning: parched, ruined

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

desolate, dry, waste

From charab; parched or ruined -- desolate, dry, waste.

see HEBREW charab

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. [חָרֵב] adjective dry, only feminine singular חֲרֵבָה Leviticus 7:10 of meal-offering not moistened (with oil; P); מַּתֿ חֲרֵבָה Proverbs 17:1 a dry morsel.

II. חָרֵב adjective waste, desolate; — masculine singular absolute ׳ח Jeremiah 33:10 3t.; feminine singular חֲרֵבָה Nehemiah 2:3 2t.; feminine plural הֶחֳרֵבוֺת Ezekiel 36:35,38 (see Kö^{i. 241}); — of a city, defined מֵאֵין אָדָם וּמֵאֵין בְּהֵמָה Jeremiah 33:10, compare Jeremiah 33:12; also Nehemiah 2:3,17; הֶעָרִים הֶחֳרֵבוֺת Ezekiel 36:35 (+ הַנְשַׁמּוֺת, הַנֶּהֱרָסוֺת; opposed to בְּצוּרוֺת יָשָׁב֑וּ).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root חָרַב (charab), which means "to be dry" or "to be desolate."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • While there is no direct one-to-one correspondence in the Greek Septuagint for every occurrence of חָרֵב, similar concepts of desolation and ruin can be found in Greek terms such as ἐρημόω (erēmoō • Strong's Greek 2049), which means "to lay waste" or "to desolate," and ξηραίνω (xērainō • Strong's Greek 3583), meaning "to dry up" or "to wither." These Greek terms are used in the New Testament to convey similar themes of desolation and judgment.

Usage: The word "chareb" appears in various contexts within the Hebrew Bible, typically referring to land that has become barren or desolate due to drought, destruction, or divine judgment.

Context: • The term חָרֵב (chareb) is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe conditions of desolation and ruin, often as a result of divine judgment or natural calamities. It is frequently associated with the imagery of a parched land, devoid of life and vitality. This word is used to convey the severity of desolation, emphasizing the absence of water and the resulting barrenness.
• In the prophetic literature, "chareb" is employed to depict the consequences of Israel's disobedience, where the land is left desolate as a sign of God's displeasure. For example, in Isaiah 5:6, the prophet speaks of a vineyard that will be left to become a wasteland, illustrating the judgment that comes upon the land due to the people's unfaithfulness.
• The term also appears in contexts where restoration is promised, contrasting the current state of desolation with a future hope of renewal and abundance. This dual usage underscores the transformative power of divine intervention, where a parched land can be restored to fertility and life.
• In the Berean Standard Bible, the word is translated in various ways depending on the context, such as "parched," "ruined," or "desolate," capturing the essence of the Hebrew term.

Forms and Transliterations

הֶחֳרֵב֔וֹת הֶחֳרֵב֛וֹת הֶחָרֵ֛ב החרב החרבות וַחֲרֵבָ֑ה וחרבה חֲ֭רֵבָה חָרֵ֔ב חָרֵ֣ב חָרֵֽב׃ חרב חרב׃ חרבה chaRev Charevah ḥă·rê·ḇāh ḥā·rêḇ ḥārêḇ ḥărêḇāh he·ḥā·rêḇ he·ḥo·rê·ḇō·wṯ hechaRev hechoreVot heḥārêḇ heḥorêḇōwṯ vachareVah wa·ḥă·rê·ḇāh waḥărêḇāh

Englishman's Concordance

Leviticus 7:10
HEB: בְלוּלָֽה־ בַשֶּׁ֖מֶן וַחֲרֵבָ֑ה לְכָל־ בְּנֵ֧י
NAS: with oil or dry, shall belong
KJV: with oil, and dry, shall all the sons
INT: mixed oil dry to all the sons

Proverbs 17:1
HEB: ט֤וֹב פַּ֣ת חֲ֭רֵבָה וְשַׁלְוָה־ בָ֑הּ
NAS: Better is a dry morsel and quietness
KJV: Better [is] a dry morsel,
INT: Better morsel dry and quietness A house

Jeremiah 33:10
HEB: אַתֶּ֣ם אֹֽמְרִ֔ים חָרֵ֣ב ה֔וּא מֵאֵ֥ין
NAS: you say, It is a waste, without
KJV: which ye say [shall be] desolate without man
INT: you say is a waste he without

Jeremiah 33:12
HEB: בַּמָּק֣וֹם הַזֶּ֗ה הֶחָרֵ֛ב מֵֽאֵין־ אָדָ֥ם
NAS: place which is waste, without
KJV: Again in this place, which is desolate without man
INT: place this is waste else man

Ezekiel 36:35
HEB: עֵ֑דֶן וְהֶעָרִ֧ים הֶחֳרֵב֛וֹת וְהַֽנְשַׁמּ֥וֹת וְהַנֶּהֱרָס֖וֹת
NAS: of Eden; and the waste, desolate
KJV: of Eden; and the waste and desolate
INT: of Eden cities and the waste desolate and ruined

Ezekiel 36:38
HEB: תִּהְיֶ֙ינָה֙ הֶעָרִ֣ים הֶחֳרֵב֔וֹת מְלֵא֖וֹת צֹ֣אן
NAS: so will the waste cities
KJV: in her solemn feasts; so shall the waste cities
INT: become cities will the waste be filled flocks

Haggai 1:4
HEB: וְהַבַּ֥יִת הַזֶּ֖ה חָרֵֽב׃
NAS: while this house [lies] desolate?
KJV: houses, and this house [lie] waste?
INT: house this desolate

Haggai 1:9
HEB: אֲשֶׁר־ ה֣וּא חָרֵ֔ב וְאַתֶּ֥ם רָצִ֖ים
NAS: which [lies] desolate, while each
KJV: of mine house that [is] waste, and ye run
INT: which he desolate of you runs

8 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2720
8 Occurrences

ḥā·rêḇ — 3 Occ.
ḥă·rê·ḇāh — 1 Occ.
he·ḥā·rêḇ — 1 Occ.
he·ḥo·rê·ḇō·wṯ — 2 Occ.
wa·ḥă·rê·ḇāh — 1 Occ.